Charlie Musselwhite Quotes

• The harmonica is the most voice-like instrument, you can make it wail, feel happy, or cry. It's like singing the blues without words.

  Charlie Musselwhite

  Voice, Singing, Cry

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• Sometimes the spirit is playing you. I call it following the will of the music, and when that feeling shows up, you just go with it. It's almost like I'm a bystander. I'm watching this happening, and it's not a mental process. It's just spontaneous.

  Charlie Musselwhite

  Bystanders, Feelings, Spirit

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Some players, they have all their licks memorized. They think about what they're going to play, but I try to think about what not to play. Tone and phrasing, that's what's important - less is more. The feeling, that's the thing.

  Charlie Musselwhite

  Thinking, Player, Feelings

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• To me, the harmonica is like a voice.

  Charlie Musselwhite

  Voice, Harmonicas

  "Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Get Muddy". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. January 31, 2013.

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• It is secular spiritual music, the gospel blues. It's music from the heart instead of the head.

  Charlie Musselwhite

  Spiritual, Heart, Spiritual Music

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• I love the music, but being on the road ain't a piece of cake, but it is real rewarding. You've got to - all those people can't come to my house, so I've got to go out on the road and play for them.

  Charlie Musselwhite

  Real, Cake, Play

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• When (Big) Walter was in the right mood, he could be the most ferocious, the most inventive, the most dangerous harp player I ever heard.

  Charlie Musselwhite

  Player, Mood, Harps

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