The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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