Funny Quote by Memphis Slim

When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.

— Mahalia Jackson

One thing the blues ain't, is funny.

— Stephen Stills

The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' bad.

— Leon Redbone

The blues needs to be everything to you, otherwise it's not going to come across. That's what I think.

— Gary Moore

The blues is not a plaything like some people think they are.

— Son House

The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It's like mourning, in essence.

— Ted Alexandro

People think the blues is sad. They hear people moaning and such. That's not the blues. That's just somebody singing slow...The blues is about…

— Alberta Hunter

The blues brings you back into the fold. The blues isn't about the blues, it's about we have all had the blues and we…

— Peter Tork

A lot of people wonder, what is the blues? Well, I'm gonna tell you what the blues is.

— Howlin' Wolf

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

— Herbie Mann

I never had the blues; the blues always had me.

— Brownie McGhee

Blues ain't never going anywhere. It can get slow, but it ain't going nowhere.

— David Edwards