Luther Allison Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Luther Allison:

I focused on how these people became how they were.
~Luther Allison


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We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States.
~Luther Allison


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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.
~Luther Allison


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But there was not a job that could say that Luther Allison didn't do his job.
~Luther Allison


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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


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But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour.
~Luther Allison


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Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.
~Luther Allison


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But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?
~Luther Allison


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And I can do the rock clubs if I have to.
~Luther Allison


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I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I'm workin' and they're not.
~Luther Allison


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I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#8eba06a6

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#5778d8c6

But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about.
~Luther Allison


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Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#70a779c3

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


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I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#99c0daef

When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#fbde107c

In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
~Luther Allison


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Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#f70e3745

I want to play in a place people want to hear me.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#8c0c4f03

I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#77d17d16

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


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I had the qualifications, but I was not chosen.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#68cc9148

So I cut out all the drinkin' and hangin' out and stuff like that early on.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#d40ee5d8

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


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#b23076df

But my big thing was always the blues.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#73536f05

But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#90c427e5

In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#26edacae

What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
~Luther Allison


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/luther-allison-quotes/#0357a566

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