John Lee
John Lee
beer scotch drunk
I wanna get drunk 'til I'm off my mind. One bourbon, one scotch, and one beer.
song ideas
I just get an idea and then all of a sudden I've got a song.
play way taught
The way Will Moore taught me, and the way I play it, the blues is just something different.
cities light taste
I went on to Cincinnati. I had got a taste of the big cities and them bright lights. I stayed there until I was about 18 or 19 and then I went on to Detroit.
love-you sleep kissing
Like you and your woman ain't gettin' along and you're in love. You can't sleep at nights. Your mind is on her - on whatever. You know, that's the blues. You can't hug that money at night. You can't kiss it.
sleep night people
Poor people have the blues because they're poor and hungry. Rich people can't sleep at night because they're trying to hold on to their money and everything they have.
play people feelings
I don't like no fancy chords. Just the boogie. The drive. The feeling. A lot of people play fancy but they don't have no style. It's a deep feeling-you just can't stop listening to that sad blues sound. My sound.
dies
When I die, they'll bury the blues with me. But the blues will never die.
night bars detroit
I remember back in Detroit, I used to go to the Apex Bar every night after I got off work. The bartender there used to call me Boom Boom. I don't know why, but he did.
baby drinking beer
Well I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when, I've been drinking bourbon whiskey, scotch and gin Gonna get high man I'm gonna get loose, Need me a triple shot of that juice Gonna get drunk don't you have no fear I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer One bourbon, one scotch, one beer.
stay-strong thinking tunes
I don't think about time. You're here when you're here. I think about today, staying in tune.
want
I don't do nothin’ I don't want to do.
matter no-matter-what
No matter what you got, the blues is there
people choices radio
The one thing the blues don't get is the backing and pushing of TV and radio like a lot of this garbage you hears. They choke stuff down people's throat so they got no choice but to listen to it.