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Otis Rush Quotes

American - Musician | April 29, 1934 -

I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing.

Attention Pay Used Just Sign Papers

Nobody can tell you how the blues feel unless they have the blues. We all take it differently.

Feel You Blues Nobody Tell Take

Them pains, when blues pains grab you, you'll sing the blues right.

You Blues Right Pains Sing Grab

A guy will promise you the world and give you nothin', and that's the blues.

World You Blues Will Guy Give

Oh, I was working occasionally in and out of New York.

New York New Out Working Oh York

I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes.

Guitar Play Write Sit How Around

I was staying with my sister and messing around with the guitar every day for my own amusement. Then she took me around and introduced me to Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter, and the first time I saw that onstage, it inspired me to play. I thought that was the world.

Time Day Me Sister World Thought

I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station that come on everyday with country, spirituals, and the blues.

Country Blues Everyday Listen Radio

I picked all the tunes before I went to Memphis, and the band was all set. Willie Mitchell is an arranger like I am, and he let me do what I had to do.

I Am Me Band Memphis Like Set

I didn't know Albert back then - I just learned to play that way. He and I were the only guys that played left-handed. Then left-handed people came from every direction.

People Direction Back Play Know Way

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