American - Musician | August 22, 1917 - June 21, 2001
The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.
John Lee Hooker
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I don't play a lot of fancy guitar. I don't want to play it. The kind of guitar I want to play is mean, mean licks.
GuitarPlayWantKindMeanFancy
I remember back in Detroit, I used to go to the Apex Bar every night after I got off work. The bartender there used to call me Boom Boom. I don't know why, but he did.
WorkMeNightRememberBackKnow
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.
PeopleBackBluesNowTryMore
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.
PeopleYouChoiceDownBluesRadio
My style is all to myself.
StyleMyself
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.
LoveMoneyWomanSleepKissMind
I don't do nothing I don't want to do.
WantNothing
I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune.
TodayTimeThinkYouHereStaying
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.
YouBackBluesStopGoEurope
They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me play my music. Cash on the spot... You cheat me and I'm gonna get me some money, too.
MusicMoneyMeCareYouPlay
The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different.
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