Luther Allison quotes

Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. (Luther Allison)
But my big thing was always the blues. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues. View quote
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In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized. View quote
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I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect. View quote
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I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday. View quote
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I want to play in a place people want to hear me. View quote
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What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me. View quote
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I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play. View quote
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I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that. (Luther Allison)
When I got to Chicago I had to find my way. View quote
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Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit. View quote
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In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side. View quote
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But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch. View quote
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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. View quote
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Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s. View quote
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Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do. View quote
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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. View quote
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I had the qualifications, but I was not chosen. View quote
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So I cut out all the drinkin' and hangin' out and stuff like that early on. (Luther Allison)
I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I'm workin' and they're not. View quote
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And I can do the rock clubs if I have to. View quote
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But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular? View quote
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But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about. View quote
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Luther Allison

Luther Allison - Image
Photo: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: August 17, 1939
Died: August 12, 1997
Quotes count: 30