Blue Quotes

“I want to show the people that the blues is alive and well.”

“The blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits.”

“The blues isn't about feeling bad. It's about getting rid of the bad feelings.”

“Rhythm and blues, that's the real stuff. That's where it all came from.”

“If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.”

“The blues is the national anthem of the black man.”

“I learned from the best, you know: B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf.”

“A lot of people think that the blues is depressing, but that's not the case at all. The blues is about getting it all out.”

“I can't think of a day in my life when I haven't heard the blues.”

“The blues ain't nothin' but a good woman feelin' bad.”

“The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire.”

“I'm not ashamed of my blues, it's all a part of me. The blues is the roots, and gospel is the fruits.”

“The blues is a storyteller. It's a way of expressing yourself.”

“I would sing the blues if I had the blues.”

“The blues is a feeling, you know.”

“The great thing about the blues is that it's a very personal music.”

“We want to be known as a blues band.”

“The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family.”

“Woke up this mornin' with the blues all in my bed, Went to eat my breakfast, the blues was in my bread.”

“The blues is a living thing. It's not just a style of music. It's a state of mind.”