Bits Quote by Van Morrison

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

— John Lee Hooker

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

— Gary Moore

In blues music, there's a lot of borrowing, so it's often difficult to identify the originator of a song.

— Henry Rollins

I always wanted to do a story on the blues that not only reflected its nature and its content, but also alludes to the…

— Charles Burnett

A long time ago, you couldn't say what you mean in blues. You had to disguise it, and that's where the double entendres and…

— Dusty Hill

I'll tell you a little secret about the Blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play, you have to know why they…

— George Carlin

I do not claim any of the creation of the blues, although I have written many of them even before Mr. Handy had any…

— Jelly Roll Morton

The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time.

— Michael Tippett

The blues is nothing but a story... The verses which are sung in the blues is a true story, what people are doing... what…

— David Edwards

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

— Jason Momoa

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back…

— Ronnie Wood

The Blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, insiration, feeling, and understanding.

— Willie Dixon