Luther Allison

“Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.”

“I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.”

“In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.”

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

“But my big thing was always the blues.”

“Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it.”

“When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.”

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

“So I cut out all the drinkin' and hangin' out and stuff like that early on.”

“Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do.”

“I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.”

“I focused on how these people became how they were.”

“I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.”

“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.”

“We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States.”

“I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.”

“And I can do the rock clubs if I have to.”

“But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour.”

“I want to play in a place people want to hear me.”

“I had the qualifications, but I was not chosen.”