When I am hurting, I find The Blues really helps. How about you?

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I once heard someon say the following:

"The Blues is the sound of poor people making love"

I was always intrigued by that. I am a musician and play Blues very often, so I was facinated by this and what moved someone to say it.

It's been about 5 years since I heard that, and I have come to the following conclusion: The similarity between the Blues and "poor people making love" is that both dealing with having not much to loose. I would say that when I am playing Blues on stage, it's the only time that I can possibly forget about everything and just "Let it out" I guess if you are very poor, and you are making love, it's the same feeling. Not much else goin' on, so... "Let's make this one count!"


Kevin Chisholm - American Guitarist

Absolutely, sometimes because its so sad I fell better about myself or because it can be so much fun when your at a Blues club that I really enjoy myself and forget that I'm hurting.
Either way...YES

Not me. I find The Blues depressing.

Yep. Staring life in the eye, saying you may have knocked me down but I'm back up and fighting.

People think the blues makes you sad ...

The blues is about healing from hard times.

I can't afford therapy, but I could afford a guitar.

Thank the gods for the blues!

Yeah it does. Lets me know everyone suffers.

>> I'll listen to the blues anytime ~ great music!
Ciao!

Yes at times The Blues help quite alot.

I feel better when I'm on stage playing the Blues. And if I down and I ain't doing concert I just pick up my Axe and start wailing the Blues Wo ya ain't nothing better for the Blues then Playing the blues or listing to them

Thats how most blues fans first get into the blues. I play guitar and my favorite guitarists were blues based, people like Eric Clapton, Kim Simmonds, Mick Taylor. Then I would read interviews and check out their influences.

The lyrics in the blues crack me up! They always make me smile.