Quotes About Inspiration

With the beginning of any record for an artist there's a certain amount of time of finding the blueprint and trying to find what the architecture is of the sound.

I really appreciate when someone can blow me away with live acoustic blues.

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

I mean, rock 'n' roll is based on the blues, whether people want to know that or not.

Coming up in Chicago, we heard a lot of blues.

I grew up on the precursors to rock and roll, rhythm and blues.

'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.

But my big thing was always the blues.

I think the blues will always be around. People need it.

I think it will always be around it just takes one person to make people aware of the blues.

There were times I thought I was going to turn to the blues, but then I'd hear better blues players.

Blues was made for the recessed.

I've always loved soul, R&B, doo-wop and blues, and I've wanted to make a record like that for years.

I would sing the blues if I had the blues.

Blues players are around for 50 years, and that's just fine.

Of all the songs we played, 'Statesboro Blues' was the most ripped-off.

I haven't lost my blues roots.

I grew up listening to Patsy Cline. I was a huge Patsy Cline fan. I still am. Even though she's considered country, I think of her more as a blues singer. She's got a great blues voice, and she has such an amazing story, which I always loved.

I've been playing electric guitar since I was 11, and I love the blues.

Listen to really old blues guys and how they weren't allowed to sing about what they meant; they alluded to things. I find that style amusing, and I think it's a little harder to write.

I'm interested in Qawwali and the blues.

I was just fascinated by the blues.

There was a great blues scene in Belfast during the late '60s.

If I am going to shine in any arena, it is going to be blues and soul.