178 Quotes About Blues

Rockabilly is really part of our background, ... It's a cousin to the blues and country. And it's that important.

It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of is it's music where a lot of different elements are played at the same time. The harmonic, the melodic... You're pushing the boundaries on every level. That could be true of rhythm and blues as well. I'm a musician.

Rhythm and blues started even before phonograph records were being produced because black people entertained themselves. It wasn't done for money. It was done for entertainment. Most white people didn't know anything about this because prejudice kept them from ever seeing what was going on.

It was the early days of Rock 'n' Roll in this country. We were all struggling to learn music, it might be Country, Jazz, Classical, Blues or even Rock 'n' Roll.

He was able to create this style of music that is highly valued by blues aficionados but also by the general public in part thanks to Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and the like.

There's some Stills solo blues stuff, some Nash songs, and some material that's obviously all of us, so we're going to keep on going at it like this.

I think it was a combination of things. The Blues were deeper than we were and maybe a little tougher, and their power play was unbelievable. But in the last 18 months, the climate's changed a little bit.

I listen to all types of music. I have been in Memphis recently, so I've been listening to some blues like Muddy Waters, and some early Elvis.

I've got a combination of the blues mixed with hip-hop-all in one sound. I'm going to make a real big change in music, man.