Alexis Korner Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I wanted to be able to play guitar. I wanted to be able to make music hurt.”

“Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music.”

“The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.”

“When I reflect on how things have changed, I can't help but laugh.”

“I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. I don't suppose I could have given a logical reason for it ever becoming possible to do so.”

“If the same phrase in the same place created the right effect, I was perfectly prepared to use it every time. I wasn't worried that I wasn't improvising.”

“In those days, between the ages of 12 and 18 you meant nothing. You were the extra place at the side table if someone came to dinner. You were of no interest to anyone.”