Ancestor Quote by Robert Cray

Blues has always been a huge part of my life.

— Steve Miller

My definition of the blues is the naked cry of the human heart longing to be in union with God.

— Dion DiMucci

I love blues. My grandfather did blues.

— R. Kelly

The blues has been in my life since I was little.

— Lenny Henry

Blues is a natural fact, is something that a fellow lives. If you don't live it you don't have it. Young people have forgotten…

— Big Bill Broonzy

The blues is life itself.

— Billy Gibbons

I wanted to know everything about the blues. I think it constantly changes for me.

— Jason Momoa

The blues comes right back to a person's feelings, to his daily activities in life. But rich people don't know nothing about the blues,…

— Jimmy Rushing

Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and their attitudes, the stance that they adopt…

— August Wilson

Blues is the bedrock of everything I do. All the characters in my plays, their ideas and attitudes, the stance they adopt in the…

— August Wilson

Blues is my life. It's a true feeling that comes from the heart, not something that just comes out of my mouth. Blues is…

— Koko Taylor

The blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people. It is the product of a forward-looking, upward-striving people.

— Albert Murray