Howlin' Wolf

Blues Singer American 1910 – 1976

Deep-voiced blues legend whose powerful presence defined Chicago blues era.

355 quotes

"I've looked death in the face more than once."
Courage
"A good song can heal what medicine can't."
Art
"I'm patient as the day is long."
Patience
"The truth will always come out in the end."
Truth
"I've got the power to make people feel something."
Leadership
"A man's word is his bond."
"I sing the pain of the common man."
Justice
"The blues comes from the Delta, from the earth."
History
"I'm kind to those who treat me right."
Kindness
"A lonely man sings the loneliest songs."
Solitude
"I've got strength that you can't measure."
Strength
"Fear is just a four-letter word to me."
Fear
"I've built my life on broken dreams and hope."
Hope
"The night is when the blues really come alive."
Music
"I've never asked for much, just respect."
"A woman's love can make or break you."
Love
"I've walked so many roads, I don't remember them all."
Adventure
"The imagination is the only limit to what you can do."
Imagination
"I believe in the power of the human spirit."
Faith
"I've got more mileage than most men twice my age."
Life
"The blues is the truth, and the truth is the blues."
Truth
"I'm not afraid of hard times, I welcome them."
Courage
"Music speaks what words cannot say."
Art
"I've paid the price for every note I sing."
Perseverance
"A man's got to have pride in what he does."
Work
"I've seen the beauty in the ugliest places."
Beauty
"The world is a stage, and I'm just playing my part."
Philosophy
"I sing for the lost, the broken, the forgotten."
"I've got dreams bigger than the sky."
Dreams
"The power of song can change a man's life."
Music