81 Quotes by Mose Allison

These people that think I'm cynical, I wish they'd come to see my shows these days because I've turned into a comedian, practically.

I'm pretty much self-centered in that way. I don't try to predict what's gonna happen to jazz or anything like that. Nobody knows what jazz.

But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.

I have lots of CDs that came out at one time or another, and according to the statements I've gotten, no one's buying them.I figured there's no need making a new CD. There are plenty of mine out there, and none of them are selling.

The British rockers saved me. They brought me to a different generation altogether [in the 60th]. The Who and The Yardbirds and Georgie Fame and Van Morrison and all those people. The only person who ever did my songs in [ U.S] country was Bonnie Raitt.

I remember the first check I got from The Who's recording [of "Young Man Blues"]. I'd been getting checks for $10 and $15 and so forth, and this one was for a much larger amount than that. I thought it was a mistake.

I never bothered about keeping track.Every now and then someone records one of my songs, and I get credit for it.

I'm happy whenever anybody does my material. I don't care what they do with it. I do what I want to with other people's songs.

I didn't feel anything [frustraiting]. I just kept working 110 or 120 nights a year.