You know . . . we have come a long ways . . . we all . . . we entertainers trying to reach you to bring you the message of the blues.
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They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me play my music. Cash on the spot... You cheat me and I'm gonna get me some money, too.John Lee Hooker
All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them.
John Lee Hooker
If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back now because the blues is really going.
John Lee Hooker
I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help them get a start.
John Lee Hooker
I remember back in Detroit, I used to go to the Apex Bar every night after I got off work. The bartender there used to call me Boom Boom. I don't know why, but he did.
John Lee Hooker
I am a happy man. I've had a good life.
John Lee Hooker
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