John Lee Hooker, an influential American blues singer-songwriter, was born on August 22, 1917, and passed away on June 21, 2001. His musical career spanned over half a century, and he was known for his distinctive voice and guitar playing style, influencing countless blues musicians.
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“Nunca quise ser famoso, pero siempre supe que sería grande”
“I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.”
“I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help them get a start.”
“I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to.”
“But I don't want to do no big tours or go out on the road.”
“All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them.”
“It's never hard to sing the blues. Everyone in the world has the blues . . .”
“The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.”
“When I die, they'll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.”
“I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.”
“Since you knew they was goin' to cheat you anyway, I recorded under any name with all of 'em.”
“I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune.”
“The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different.”
“Groups are corporations now. They have pension plans. Musicians have saw the daylight.”
“I wanna get drunk 'til I'm off my mind. One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.”