19 Quotes by Alberta Hunter

Blues means what milk does to a baby. Blues is what the spirit is to the minister. We sing the blues because our hearts have been hurt, our souls have been disturbed.

Put your faith in God and confidence in yourself.

Until they put that sand and dirt in my face I will not sit in church all day.

None of them going to treat me bad, honey, I'm too strict for that.

Maybe if I knew music, I couldn't do what I am doing.

The musicians that didn't know music could play the best blues. I know that I don't want no musicians who know all about music playin' for me.

I would sing softly, and if the people at the next table would want to hear what I was doing, they'd have to call me over and give me a tip.

I'm having a good time, Please don't blame me, I'm knocking myself out Don't try to tame me Let me have my fun, I've got to have my fling, Some folks say I'm blowing my top Talk don't mean a thing,...

People think the blues is sad. They hear people moaning and such. That's not the blues. That's just somebody singing slow...The blues is about truth-telling.