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Blues 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 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

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

I love country music, blues, and punk, and one day I might make those kinds of records 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

Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people Picture Quote #1

I’ve been listening to quite a lot of classical music like Erik Satie, and quite a lot of blues Picture Quote #1

The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It’s probably the music that belongs most to our time Picture Quote #1

The music pot is broad. It’s just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do Picture Quote #1

The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It’s like mourning, in essence Picture Quote #1

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That’s the kind of musical freedom I like: jazz, rock, blues, anything. You adopt different attitudes when you play different music Picture Quote #1

Gospel music is never pessimistic, it’s never ‘oh my God, its all going down the tubes’, like the blues often is 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

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

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

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

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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

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 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

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

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’ve always wanted to visit [Washington]. The Smithsonian has some fantastic archival material on blues music, which I’m really into. There’s a ton of stuff I want to do there. but it just never happened Picture Quote #1

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Quotes) Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely (Blues Quotes) I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music (Blues Quotes) The blues is celebration, because when you take sorrow and turn it into music, you transform it (Blues Quotes) It is secular spiritual music, the gospel blues. It’s music from the heart instead of the head. (Blues Quotes) I love country music, blues, and punk, and one day I might make those kinds of records (Blues Quotes) I’ve grown up on gospel and blues music, and now it’s a huge part of who I am (Blues Quotes) Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people. (Blues Quotes) I’ve been listening to quite a lot of classical music like Erik Satie, and quite a lot of blues. (Blues Quotes) The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It’s probably the music that belongs most to our time. (Blues Quotes) The music pot is broad. It’s just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do. (Blues Quotes) The blues is a hopeful music. It helps you process something rather than avoid it. It’s like mourning, in essence. (Blues Quotes) That’s the kind of musical freedom I like: jazz, rock, blues, anything. You adopt different attitudes when you play different music. (Blues Quotes) Gospel music is never pessimistic, it’s never ‘oh my God, its all going down the tubes’, like the blues often is. (Blues Quotes) In my teenage years I was as addicted to great pop as I was to free jazz, electronic music, and hardcore blues. (Blues 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Quotes) I’ve always wanted to visit [Washington]. The Smithsonian has some fantastic archival material on blues music, which I’m really into. There’s a ton of stuff I want to do there. but it just never happened. (Blues Quotes)

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