I put a limited time on the blues. I say, 'I allowed myself to be blue for four hours, and now I'm going to stop.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.
When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.
I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose I could have given a logical reason for it ever becoming possible to do so.
The blues is life itself.
But my big thing was always the blues.
The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
Depending on what you allow, you can still get the blues, man. I'm still trying to figure out where the blues really lies, where the street is.
I love blues. My grandfather did blues.
I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
I been in the blues all my life. I'm still delivering 'cause I got a long memory.