Father of the Blues: An Autobiography o...
A source page for quotes linked to William Christopher Handy.
“Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.”
“You can never tell what's in a woman's mind, And if she's from Harlem, there's no use o' tryin”
“My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.”
“With a guitar I would be able to express the things I felt in sounds.”
“I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee.”
“I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.”
“Saving was slow and painful.”