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Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner
English Musician
Born: Apr 19, 1928
Died: Jan 1, 1984
Been Blues Every Good Music You
Related authors: David Bowie Elton John Harry Styles John Lennon Mick Jagger Ozzy Osbourne Paul McCartney Yungblud
The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality. Alexis Korner
Words Too Much Too Has-Been Rather Emotional Attention Emphasis Feel Been Than Blues Bar Little Little Attention Far Much Hard Originality British
Blues and jazz pulled me away from what was left of my family. Alexis Korner
Family Me Jazz Left Blues Away Pulled
Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't have had the incentive to start playing without it. Alexis Korner
Good Musicians Big Every Enough Musical Some Had Without Big Enough Movement Produce Incentive Who Start Playing
I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to do anything else. Alexis Korner
Good Else Way Musician Out Having Compulsive Good Way Also Bloody Anything Anything Else
I can't explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other people, but you do. Alexis Korner
You People Pain Other Onto Particular Sort Pass Wants Explain Why
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. Alexis Korner
Myself Logical Living Out Possible Admitted Given Could Never Had Suppose Make Always Becoming Intended Blues Reason Ever Playing
I was considered as a jazz man rather than as a blues player. There were no blues players-you played one sort of jazz of another sort of jazz. Alexis Korner
Man Jazz Considered Rather Sort Another Were Than Blues Played Player
In 1940 I came across a record by Jimmy Yancey. I can't say how important that record is. From then on, all I wanted to do was play the blues. Alexis Korner
Important Jimmy Say Record How Came Blues Wanted Then Across Play
Once you became associated with a children's show, you're finished. Alexis Korner
You Finished Once Became Children Show Associated
Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music. Alexis Korner
Music Age Thinking Musical Has-Been Since Been Influenced
The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters. Alexis Korner
Parallel Johnny Resulted Winters Development American Movement Blues British

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