63 Quotes by John Lee Hooker

I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.

I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help them get a start.

I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.

I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to.

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.

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

In my career, people in the record business have been rockin' in the same ol' boat. They all crooks - I'll say it clear and loud - especially the big ones.

I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. 'Cause that's all I know - the blues. And I can sing the blues so deep until you can have this room full of money and I can give you the blues.

Oh, I still like to play and I still play when I want to.