Blues Quotes


I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. Denis Waitley Blues 232
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. Duke Ellington Blues 101
Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. Jimi Hendrix Blues 96
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues. Mark Knopfler Blues 86
But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style. Moira Kelly Blues 85
I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me. Derek Bailey Blues 82
When I began my career, I was constantly referred to as the kid who could play the blues. Jonny Lang Blues 80
In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized. Luther Allison Blues 78
I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music. Aaron Neville Blues 77
I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues. Jimmy Page Blues 75
People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys. Brian Setzer Blues 74
I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect. Luther Allison Blues 74
Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. Luther Allison Blues 72
I stayed with them for about a year up there and, at night, worked over in Long Island at a club called The High Hat Club which was like a pseudo jazz / blues place. William Bell Blues 59
The blues tells a story in itself. It can make you happy or give you a feeling to swing. Jimmy Rushing Blues 58
Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues. Count Basie Blues 53
If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC Kurt Vonnegut Blues 52
I like blues but it is music I am too ignorant to understand. Barry Gibb Blues 44
I had a problem with cops pulling me over all the time for speeding. When I was doing Hill Street Blues, the cops said how much they loved the show as they were writing me up; meanwhile my insurance went through the roof. Jennifer Tilly Blues 36
I got to see all these incredible blues players, like Jimmy Reed. Johnny Rivers Blues 30
The consolidation of the music business has made it difficult to encourage styles like the blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part of our most treasured national resources. Bonnie Raitt Blues 27

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