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Blues Music Quotes

Blues musicians don’t retire. They drop Picture Quote #1

Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion Picture Quote #1

Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins Picture Quote #1

Simple music is the hardest music to play and blues is simple music Picture Quote #1

So from Jazz, Blues, R Picture Quote #1

It is secular spiritual music, the gospel blues. It’s music from the heart instead of the head Picture Quote #1

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I’ve grown up on gospel and blues music, and now it’s a huge part of who I am Picture Quote #1

The blues is celebration, because when you take sorrow and turn it into music, you transform it Picture Quote #1

I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music Picture Quote #1

Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely Picture Quote #1

Everything comes out in blues music: joy, pain, struggle. Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. It’s about a man and a woman. So the pain and the struggle in the blues is that universal pain that comes from having your heart broken. Most blues songs are not about social statements Picture Quote #1

I want to make a picture that could stand on its own, regardless of what it was a picture of. I’ve never been a bit interested in the fact that this was a picture of a blues musician or a street corner or something Picture Quote #1

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We had a missionary zeal about blues music, and I felt, particularly, that Mickie Most was attempting to homogenize, sweeten, and make it accessible for the mass market. Which is understandable if you’re the producer, but aggravating if you’re the artist Picture Quote #1

But between sets I’d sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places Picture Quote #1

My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50’s and 60’s and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well-known blues musicians Picture Quote #1

It was as though we were a picture, trapped in time: this had been happening for hundreds of years, people sitting in a room, waiting for dinner, and listening to the blues Picture Quote #1

I think blues music is music of the soul. Of course, there are other forms. You could call some classical music blues music in that way Picture Quote #1

In blues music, there’s a lot of borrowing, so it’s often difficult to identify the originator of a song Picture Quote #1

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Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance Picture Quote #1

The jazz and blues clubs are like the jazz and blues musicians - they’re disappearing Picture Quote #1

In my teenage years I was as addicted to great pop as I was to free jazz, electronic music, and hardcore blues Picture Quote #1

To me, country music is like the blues, but it’s something very hip and - I don’t want to say commercial - but it’s very worldly and good listening Picture Quote #1

I didn’t get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I’m a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do whatever I want Picture Quote #1

I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music Picture Quote #1

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No yoga exercise, no meditation in a chapel filled with music will rid you of your blues better than the humble task of making your own bread Picture Quote #1

I grew up listening to blues and rock ‘n’ roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world Picture Quote #1

One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded ‘Sing Me Softly of the Blues’ and ‘Ad Infinitum’ Picture Quote #1

We start our lives with blues . . . with music. It’s our first language. It’s the rhythm of the womb. It’s your mama’s heartbeat inside your head Picture Quote #1

I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock’n roll Picture Quote #1

Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it Picture Quote #1

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Blues musicians don’t retire. They drop. (Blues Music Quotes) Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion (Blues Music Quotes) Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins (Blues Music Quotes) Simple music is the hardest music to play and blues is simple music (Blues Music Quotes) So from Jazz, Blues, R (Blues Music Quotes) It is secular spiritual music, the gospel blues. It’s music from the heart instead of the head. (Blues Music Quotes) I’ve grown up on gospel and blues music, and now it’s a huge part of who I am (Blues Music Quotes) The blues is celebration, because when you take sorrow and turn it into music, you transform it (Blues Music Quotes) I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music (Blues Music Quotes) Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely (Blues Music Quotes) Everything comes out in blues music: joy, pain, struggle. Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. It’s about a man and a woman. So the pain and the struggle in the blues is that universal pain that comes from having your heart broken. Most blues songs are not about social statements. (Blues Music Quotes) I want to make a picture that could stand on its own, regardless of what it was a picture of. I’ve never been a bit interested in the fact that this was a picture of a blues musician or a street corner or something. (Blues Music Quotes) We had a missionary zeal about blues music, and I felt, particularly, that Mickie Most was attempting to homogenize, sweeten, and make it accessible for the mass market. Which is understandable if you’re the producer, but aggravating if you’re the artist. (Blues Music Quotes) But between sets I’d sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places. (Blues Music Quotes) My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50’s and 60’s and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well-known blues musicians. (Blues Music Quotes) It was as though we were a picture, trapped in time: this had been happening for hundreds of years, people sitting in a room, waiting for dinner, and listening to the blues. (Blues Music Quotes) I think blues music is music of the soul. Of course, there are other forms. You could call some classical music blues music in that way. (Blues Music Quotes) In blues music, there’s a lot of borrowing, so it’s often difficult to identify the originator of a song. (Blues Music Quotes) Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance. (Blues Music Quotes) The jazz and blues clubs are like the jazz and blues musicians - they’re disappearing (Blues Music Quotes) In my teenage years I was as addicted to great pop as I was to free jazz, electronic music, and hardcore blues. (Blues Music Quotes) To me, country music is like the blues, but it’s something very hip and - I don’t want to say commercial - but it’s very worldly and good listening. (Blues Music Quotes) I didn’t get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I’m a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do whatever I want. (Blues Music Quotes) I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music. (Blues Music Quotes) No yoga exercise, no meditation in a chapel filled with music will rid you of your blues better than the humble task of making your own bread. (Blues Music Quotes) I grew up listening to blues and rock ‘n’ roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world. (Blues Music Quotes) One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded ‘Sing Me Softly of the Blues’ and ‘Ad Infinitum’. (Blues Music Quotes) We start our lives with blues . . . with music. It’s our first language. It’s the rhythm of the womb. It’s your mama’s heartbeat inside your head. (Blues Music Quotes) I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock’n roll. (Blues Music Quotes) Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it. (Blues Music Quotes)

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