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If they played more blues, peo...

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 67 quotes

Like you and your woman ain't ...

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 67 quotes

They wasn't gonna give you not...

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.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

Since you knew they was goin' ...

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

I'm even afraid to lay down wi...

I'm even afraid to lay down with you at night, because when you go to bed at night, mean woman, you got an ice pick in your hand.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

I don't think about time. You'...

I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

You can go to Europe, and ther...

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 67 quotes

They wasn't gonna give you not...

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.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

The way Will Moore taught me, ...

The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

The one thing the blues don't ...

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 67 quotes

The blues tells a story. Every...

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

Since you knew they was goin' ...

Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

Oh, I still like to play and I...

Oh, I still like to play and I still play when I want to.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

My style is all to myself....

My style is all to myself.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

Like you and your woman ain't ...

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 67 quotes

It don't take me no three days...

It don't take me no three days to record no album.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

In my career, people in the re...

In my career, people in the record business have been rockin' in the same ol' boat. They all crooks - I'll say it clear and loud - especially the big ones.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

If they played more blues, peo...

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 67 quotes

I've got enough money to live ...

I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

I went on to Cincinnati. I had...

I went on to Cincinnati. I had got a taste of the big cities and them bright lights. I stayed there until I was about 18 or 19 and then I went on to Detroit.

John Lee Hooker 67 quotes

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