Quote by Buddy Guy
Once I was checking to hotel and a couple saw my ring with Blues on it. They said, 'You play blues. That music is so sad.' I gave them tickets to the show, and they came up afterwards and said, 'You didn't play one sad song.'
Summary
This quote highlights the misconception that blues music is solely about sadness. The speaker encounters a couple who assumes that blues musicians only perform melancholic songs. In an effort to challenge this perception, the speaker provides the couple with tickets to their show. After attending, the couple realizes that their initial belief was misguided as the musician didn't play any sad songs. This anecdote emphasizes that blues music encompasses a range of emotions and themes beyond sadness, dispelling the stereotype often associated with the genre.
Topics
Sad
By Buddy Guy