Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit. Luther Allison More Quotes by Luther Allison More Quotes From Luther Allison 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 rock-n-roll wall rocks Leave your ego, play the music, love the people. Luther Allison ego play people In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized. Luther Allison long Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. Luther Allison play doors people I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect. Luther Allison respect input opportunity I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday. Luther Allison sunshine waiting doors But my big thing was always the blues. Luther Allison big-things bigs I want to play in a place people want to hear me. Luther Allison want play people Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s. Luther Allison late europe firsts Jonny Lang has the power to move the music into the next millennium by reaching the ears of a new generation. The great musicians have the power to break all of the 'isms'-race, age, sex, et cetera. Jonny Lang is one of those musicians. Luther Allison race sex moving 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 names people looks I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that. Luther Allison generations guy thinking 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. Luther Allison nice real kids I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues. Luther Allison want play beautiful What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me. Luther Allison want play believe I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play. Luther Allison want play people Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do. Luther Allison deals wells When I got to Chicago I had to find my way. Luther Allison my-way chicago way In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side. Luther Allison two-sides chicago west 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 face down look self
