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John Lee Hooker Quotes

John Lee Hooker quotes about blue

American Musician August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001

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Like you and your woman ain't gettin' along and you're in love. You can't sleep at nights. Your mind is on her - on whatever. You know, that's the blues. You can't hug that money at night. You can't kiss it. John Lee Hooker
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. John Lee Hooker
The one thing the blues don't get is the backing and pushing of TV and radio like a lot of this garbage you hears. They choke stuff down people's throat so they got no choice but to listen to it. John Lee Hooker
If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back now because the blues is really going. John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker quote: "The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues..."
The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different. John Lee Hooker
You can go to Europe, and there's no turnin' back - any parts of Europe. Wherever you are, there is no stop and go for the blues. The blues go but it don't stop. John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker quote: "The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning."
The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning. John Lee Hooker

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