Luther Allison famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues.
-- Luther Allison

#Wall #Rocks #Foundation
In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
-- Luther Allison

#Long
I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.
-- Luther Allison

#Respect #Opportunity #Input
I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
-- Luther Allison

#Sunshine #Doors #Shining
But my big thing was always the blues.
-- Luther Allison

#Bigs
Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.
-- Luther Allison

#Doors #Play #People
Coming from the cotton plantation, the southern regions, I was brought up with real nice kids, mannered kids, who would go to church on Sunday.
-- Luther Allison

#Real #Nice #Kids
What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
-- Luther Allison

#Believe #Play #Want
I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.
-- Luther Allison

#Play #People #Want
Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do.
-- Luther Allison

#Deals #Wells
When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.
-- Luther Allison

#Chicago #Way #My Way
Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.
-- Luther Allison

#Europe #Firsts #Wells
Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
-- Luther Allison

#Guy #Steel #Pits
In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
-- Luther Allison

#Chicago #West #Sides
I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.
-- Luther Allison

#Thinking #Guy #Generations
I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company.
-- Luther Allison

#Names #People #Looks
I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
-- Luther Allison

#Beautiful #Play #Want
I want to play in a place people want to hear me.
-- Luther Allison

#Play #People #Want

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