“But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I...” — Luther Allison Quote

“But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about.”

“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.”

“What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.”

“It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to make a blues record.”

“I have never been in a band. But in my grand day of cabaret at Les Deux Cafes, I was doing this poetry of 'King Kong Blues' with Bobby Woods and whoever was passing by.”

“But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living at white clubs and having my fun at the other places.”