Otis Rush

A guy will promise you the world and give you nothin', and that's the blues. ↗

— Otis Rush

#give #guy #nothin #promise #will

I didn't know Albert back then - I just learned to play that way. He and I were the only guys that played left-handed. Then left-handed people came from every direction. ↗

— Otis Rush

#back #came #direction #every #guys

I picked all the tunes before I went to Memphis, and the band was all set. Willie Mitchell is an arranger like I am, and he let me do what I had to do. ↗

— Otis Rush

#arranger #band #before #had #hell is

I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing. ↗

— Otis Rush

#i #just #papers #pay #sign

I'll sit around and play my guitar; that's how I write tunes. ↗

— Otis Rush

#guitar #how #i #i write #play

Nobody can tell you how the blues feel unless they have the blues. We all take it differently. ↗

— Otis Rush

#differently #feel #how #nobody #take

Oh, I was working occasionally in and out of New York. ↗

— Otis Rush

#new #new york #occasionally #oh #out

Them pains, when blues pains grab you, you'll sing the blues right. ↗

— Otis Rush

#grab #pains #right #sing #them