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Blues Quotes

The third note in a chord is what depicts whether it’s major or minor. Rhythm and Blues hardly ever uses it because it means that the melody is free to move between major and minor because you’re not clashing with the third being depicted one way or the other Picture Quote #1

The blues is deceptively simple. Verse and chorus. Sometimes not even a chorus. Four bars that repeat, no Auto-Tune, electricity optional. It is the most direct, bare-bones of content. There is no interference between the head and heart Picture Quote #1

The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn’t always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually have preconceived ideas about blues music. They always feel that it’s depressing and that it’s just something that a guy sit out on a stool, grab a guitar, and just start singing or mumbling or whatever Picture Quote #1

The early influences, in many ways, were in Baltimore. I was passing open windows where there might be a radio playing something funky. In the summertime, sometimes there’d be a man sitting on a step, playing an acoustic guitar, playing some kind of folk blues. The seed had been planted Picture Quote #1

Punk is an attitude, not a genre, age group, or time period. What’s interesting is trying to define the blues and punk in different ways. They are very close cousins Picture Quote #1

I’m a human being. I feel all emotions. I’m not just happy all the time. Sometimes, I’m sad and feel the blues. Sometimes I even want to feel the blues. Sometimes, you want to feel down Picture Quote #1

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The blues brings you back into the fold. The blues isn’t about the blues, it’s about we have all had the blues and we are all in this together Picture Quote #1

I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It’s always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There’s room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike Picture Quote #1

It’s a blue album, but it’s not a blues album. I’m not pretending all of a sudden now I’m blues Picture Quote #1

I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R Picture Quote #1

I’m sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I’m a big fan of alternative rock Picture Quote #1

I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music Picture Quote #1

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Basically my influences have been American influences. It’s been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music Picture Quote #1

I’m an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing Picture Quote #1

The last thing that the blues needs is another smart-ass white boy with an attitude Picture Quote #1

When I went to Memphis and Mississippi and Nashville, I learnt the blues is a whole way of life. I don’t really have the blues, but I can appreciate the honesty and the simplicity of it Picture Quote #1

People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who became great pop singers because gospel singing is very close to the blues Picture Quote #1

Biggest lesson I’ve ever had in life is that blues had a baby and they named it rock ‘n’ roll Picture Quote #1

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I got put out of my church choir because my pastor said, ‘We can’t have baby sister singing the blues and coming in here and singing on Sunday morning.’ Picture Quote #1

I didn’t want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock and blues and hip-hop Picture Quote #1

I listen to blues music a lot and that’s a good person feeling bad and celebrating that pain by releasing it in that kind of joyous fashion Picture Quote #1

When you think of blues, all you think about is crying guitar like B.B. King’s guitar. You think about someone crying that their woman’s gone. And how bad life is and all that. Why can’t it be something happy with the blues? Why can’t it have a hip-hop beat to which you can do the dances of today? Picture Quote #1

My father’s nephew was the blues musician, Lowell Fulson. Every time he came around, he had a pretty car, a beautiful woman and a slick sharkskin suit. Believe it or not, that’s how I decided I wanted to get into music Picture Quote #1

Most blues don’t have a beginning, middle, or end. You just cut a couple slices of blues Picture Quote #1

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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don’t know if it’s a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by Picture Quote #1

What’s so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they’re being gospel and songs of praise, they are also the blues Picture Quote #1

The blues to me is like being very sad, very sick, going to church, being very happy ... it’s sort of a mixed up thing. You just have to feel it Picture Quote #1

I listen to, like, funky Chicago blues. I love blues, but I love the funky, happy blues. There’s a song about pretty much everything, including kidney stones, believe it or not. So there’s something there for whatever you happen to be suffering, you know? Picture Quote #1

The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I’m hearing is an appreciation of real music Picture Quote #1

My greatest influence has been the blues. And that’s a literary influence, because I think the blues is the best literature that we as black Americans have Picture Quote #1

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The third note in a chord is what depicts whether it’s major or minor. Rhythm and Blues hardly ever uses it because it means that the melody is free to move between major and minor because you’re not clashing with the third being depicted one way or the other (Blues Quotes) The blues is deceptively simple. Verse and chorus. Sometimes not even a chorus. Four bars that repeat, no Auto-Tune, electricity optional. It is the most direct, bare-bones of content. There is no interference between the head and heart (Blues Quotes) The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn’t always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually have preconceived ideas about blues music. They always feel that it’s depressing and that it’s just something that a guy sit out on a stool, grab a guitar, and just start singing or mumbling or whatever (Blues Quotes) The early influences, in many ways, were in Baltimore. I was passing open windows where there might be a radio playing something funky. In the summertime, sometimes there’d be a man sitting on a step, playing an acoustic guitar, playing some kind of folk blues. The seed had been planted (Blues Quotes) Punk is an attitude, not a genre, age group, or time period. What’s interesting is trying to define the blues and punk in different ways. They are very close cousins. (Blues Quotes) I’m a human being. I feel all emotions. I’m not just happy all the time. Sometimes, I’m sad and feel the blues. Sometimes I even want to feel the blues. Sometimes, you want to feel down. (Blues Quotes) The blues brings you back into the fold. The blues isn’t about the blues, it’s about we have all had the blues and we are all in this together. (Blues Quotes) I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It’s always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There’s room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike. (Blues Quotes) It’s a blue album, but it’s not a blues album. I’m not pretending all of a sudden now I’m blues. (Blues Quotes) I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R (Blues Quotes) I’m sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I’m a big fan of alternative rock. (Blues Quotes) I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music. (Blues Quotes) Basically my influences have been American influences. It’s been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. (Blues Quotes) I’m an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing. (Blues Quotes) The last thing that the blues needs is another smart-ass white boy with an attitude (Blues Quotes) When I went to Memphis and Mississippi and Nashville, I learnt the blues is a whole way of life. I don’t really have the blues, but I can appreciate the honesty and the simplicity of it. (Blues Quotes) People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who became great pop singers because gospel singing is very close to the blues. (Blues Quotes) Biggest lesson I’ve ever had in life is that blues had a baby and they named it rock ‘n’ roll. (Blues Quotes) I got put out of my church choir because my pastor said, ‘We can’t have baby sister singing the blues and coming in here and singing on Sunday morning.’ (Blues Quotes) I didn’t want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock and blues and hip-hop. (Blues Quotes) I listen to blues music a lot and that’s a good person feeling bad and celebrating that pain by releasing it in that kind of joyous fashion. (Blues Quotes) When you think of blues, all you think about is crying guitar like B.B. King’s guitar. You think about someone crying that their woman’s gone. And how bad life is and all that. Why can’t it be something happy with the blues? Why can’t it have a hip-hop beat to which you can do the dances of today? (Blues Quotes) My father’s nephew was the blues musician, Lowell Fulson. Every time he came around, he had a pretty car, a beautiful woman and a slick sharkskin suit. Believe it or not, that’s how I decided I wanted to get into music. (Blues Quotes) Most blues don’t have a beginning, middle, or end. You just cut a couple slices of blues. (Blues Quotes) Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don’t know if it’s a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by. (Blues Quotes) What’s so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they’re being gospel and songs of praise, they are also the blues. (Blues Quotes) The blues to me is like being very sad, very sick, going to church, being very happy ... it’s sort of a mixed up thing. You just have to feel it. (Blues Quotes) I listen to, like, funky Chicago blues. I love blues, but I love the funky, happy blues. There’s a song about pretty much everything, including kidney stones, believe it or not. So there’s something there for whatever you happen to be suffering, you know? (Blues Quotes) The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I’m hearing is an appreciation of real music. (Blues Quotes) My greatest influence has been the blues. And that’s a literary influence, because I think the blues is the best literature that we as black Americans have. (Blues Quotes)

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