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Blues Quotes

Most Famous Blues Quotes of All Time!

These Music quotes cite Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, and classical and Indian influences shaping a personal take on blues and jazz.

When I was sixteen, I wrote the first hundred or so pages of a novel about a piano that was haunted by the ghost of an evil blues musician.

Quotes by Jonathan Tropper

I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt.

Quotes by Jonah Lomu

Don't waste your time away thinkin' 'bout yesterday's blues.

Quotes by Jon Bon Jovi

I never liked blues and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.

Quotes by Johnny Ramone

I got to see all these incredible blues players, like Jimmy Reed.

Quotes by Johnny Rivers

If nothing else, we grew up loving the old blues artists and Ray Charles.

Quotes by Johnny Van Zant

I'm a big Bob Dylan fan. I'm also a blues geek.

Quotes by Johnny Flynn

When I'd hear something that sounded like I could follow it - most of those big band jazz tunes are blues anyway - I would hum it and play with the fiddle while I was humming.

Quotes by Johnny Gimble

Once you start collecting records you learn more and more about jazz and blues.

Quotes by John Mayall

You can go to Europe, and there's no turnin' back - any parts of Europe. Wherever you are, there is no stop and go for the blues. The blues go but it don't stop.

Quotes by John Lee Hooker

The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different.

Quotes by John Lee Hooker

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

Quotes by John Lee Hooker

If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back now because the blues is really going.

Quotes by John Lee Hooker

I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk.

Quotes by John Lescroart

After 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.

Quotes by John Landis

Well, I don't know how they define that. But they have this Texas blues thing blown kinda out of proportion. I am a Long John Hunter blues, before and after, that's what I am.

Quotes by John Hunter

Then I started checking out blues albums from the library and playing the harp along with them.

Quotes by John Goodman

I want to do a romantic comedy that nobody thought I could do. And then do a comedy with Dan Aykroyd that is totally different from 'The Blues Brothers.' I'm a comic actor, but I'm an actor, too.

Quotes by John Belushi

I grew up listening to Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, guys with blues backgrounds.

Quotes by John Abercrombie

I was a big Pretty Purdie fan. I have heavy rhythm and blues influences, and that is what I bring to the table with Aerosmith.

Quotes by Joey Kramer

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Blues quotes collection cover?
It brings together reflections on the blues as both a musical tradition and an emotional state, touching on influences like classical training branching into blues and jazz, and the genre's deep roots in hardship. It's as much about feeling as it is about musical technique.
Why do people search for blues quotes?
Music fans and musicians often want language that captures the genre's emotional depth, while others are simply drawn to the word's broader meaning of sadness or melancholy. That dual meaning gives the topic wide appeal.
Is there a quote here about the origins of the blues?
Yes, one traces blues musicianship back to the pain of the slavery fields of the Mississippi Delta, grounding the genre in a specific, difficult history rather than treating it as just a musical style. The Music collection offers more on musical roots generally.
Does the collection describe the blues in a more poetic way?
One quote calls the blues the sound of a sinner on revival day, a compact, evocative line that captures the genre's mix of struggle and release. It's a good example of how briefly the blues can be described while still carrying real weight.
How are blues quotes typically used?
They fit captions for music writing, playlists, or reflective moments tied to sadness or nostalgia. The Sadness and Nostalgia collections pair naturally with this emotional side of the topic.

Others describe the blues as what a sinner sounds like on the day of revival, and trace every blues musician's pain back to the Sadness and hardship of the Mississippi Delta's Nostalgia-laced history.