We keep a database of awesome hand-picked quotes from a variety of authors, musicians, and key people about music, soul, jazz, musicianship, guitars and all things music! Every order you receive from our shop, find a fun new music quote on the bottom of your packing slip! Below are some of our favorites.
We proved that we can make a hit record without Jerry Wexler eating sandwiches with us.
- Singer Tamiko Jones on Solomon Burke
When you see Buddy Guy, this is what he said: Bring it on home, Big Mama
- Big Mama Thornton in London, England, October 20, 1965, Buddy Guy on Guitar.
Couldn't Do No Yodelin', So I Turned to Howlin'
- Howlin' Wolf
I'm movin' around and I can't stand still, I'm Bo Diddley.
- Jack White, I'm Shakin'
The first time I heard Bird [Charlie Parker] play, it hit me right between the eyes.
- John Coltrane to DownBeat Magazine
If it sounds good, it sounds good. It doesn't have to make sense.
- Eddie Van Halen
Here comes the 'tra la la'
- Waylon Jennings
Don't die 'til you're dead
- Mississippi John Hurt
Thank you, that was for Wilson Pickett
- Jake Blues / John Belushi
God bless Rock n Roll and God bless America.
- Bo Diddley
Lord, that 61 Highway is the longest road I know
- Mississippi Fred McDowell
I sold the last horse that we had. Made about fifteen dollars for him, gave my grandmother $7.50, I kept $7.50 and paid about $2.50 for that guitar. It was a Stella.
- Muddy Waters
[Keppard's] Creole Band was tremendous. They really played jazz.
- Jelly Roll Morton, noting the invention of Jazz
Everybody must get stoned
- Bob Dylan
…from a huge fan of your father’s, Barack Obama
- - letter to John Coltrane estate, commemorating placing a photo of Coltrane in the White House
We can be heroes, just for one day.
- David Bowie, Heroes, 1977
You can sing the blues in church if you use the words right.
- Son House
I says go on girl don't sing them blues to me, Because I'm sweet as any man can be
- Pink Anderson
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air
- Pink Floyd, "Echoes", 1971
Lord please save his soul, he was the king of rock and roll.
- Robbie Robertson, "American Roulette", 1987