This business switching styles can’t be done honestly by one man. As soon as he can play his instrument well, he can express himself, and all his life he has only one self. Jimmy Rushing Read Quote
When I go in front of an audience, I’ll admit I sometimes have a certain amount of fear in me, because maybe the people are not going to accept what I’m doing today. That’s bad for any artist, especially if what you’re doing is not in line with what’s happening today. Jimmy Rushing Read Quote
The blues tells a story in itself. It can make you happy or give you a feeling to swing. Jimmy Rushing Read Quote
The blues comes right back to a person’s feelings, to his daily activities in life. But rich people don’t know nothing about the blues, please believe me. Jimmy Rushing Read Quote
There’s a difference between the blues of the New Orleans guys and anyone else and the difference is in a chord, but I can’t figure the name of it. It’s a different chord, and they all make it. Jimmy Rushing Read Quote
The music business used to carry a certain amount of brotherly love, but it isn’t that way now. Jimmy Rushing Read Quote
