“Well, I'm going to be a famous jazz musician. I've got it all figured out. I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French. I'll avoid the horrors of drug abuse, but I do plan to have several torrid love affairs, and I may or may not die young. I haven'…”— George Meyer, Lisa Simpson, Yeardley Smith, imdb.com
“Well Son, here is your dear Dad, with a letter for you, and pray to God, it will find you, in perfect health…Junior keep up the way you are doing, and don’t let nothing get you down. When you get the blues, Sonny, put on one of the records with songs I wrote you about to Ma, to you, which I sure go…”— Al Capone, csmonitor.com
“There was a band called Blue Cheer, who I think were probably the originators of heavy metal because they didn’t really have traditional roots in the blues. They didn’t have a mission. It was just about being loud. Cream were very loud, too, and we got caught up in having huge banks of Marshall amps…”— Eric Clapton, uncut.co.uk
“The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.”— Eric Clapton, news.bbc.co.uk
“I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.”— Etta James, amazon.com
“Drop that long face C'mon, have your fling Why keep nursing the blues? If you want this old world on a string Put on your dancing shoes”— George Gershwin, open.spotify.com
“When you’re too close to people, when you spend too much time with them and love them too dearly, sometimes you can’t see them.”— Tana French, amazon.com
“It can be hard to admit that we’re feeling the holiday blues. Because we hear music declaring ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year.’ Because everything is so bright and shiny. Because cookies. But we’re not alone.”— Lynn Shattuck, thoughtcatalog.com