Willie Dixon quotes

The blues is the roots; everything else is the fruits. (Willie Dixon)
According to Biblical history and all of the history of the world, the blues was built in man from the beginning. The first thing that came out of man is the blues because, according to the Scriptures, when God made man, man was lonesome and blue. View quote
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I am the blues I am the blues The whole world knows I've been mistreated and misused. View quote
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That's the reason I always say about music, the blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits. Without the roots, you have no fruits so it's better keeping the roots alive because it means better fruits from now on. View quote
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Some people think they've got religion, they've got the blues. View quote
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The Blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling, and understanding. View quote
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Birth is the sudden opening of a window, through which you look out upon a stupendous prospect. For what has happened? A miracle. You have exchanged nothing for the possibility of everything. View quote
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