"Ironically, I feel that the blues had a more consistent public attraction than it does now. This new ‘Pop’ world could use some more Soul and Blues in it, I feel."

MacINtyre: Slash & Burn Axe

Growing up in…

"I think that Blues music bridges a racial barrier that no other genre can do, and as far as the rest of your question, I just don’t see the implications at all. i.e We’re bridging the Blues, not black, not white, just the Blues. I’m going to leave it at that."

Kern Pratt: Mississippi…

"Blues, Country, Rock and Roll, Gospel and Americana are so closely related and it's influence pull from one another. The Delta of the Mississippi River is such a fertile area land wise, music wise and culture as well."

Kevin Sekhani: Holy Ghost Honkytonk…

"The Blues to me is the “Peoples Music” with all the emotional colors we all go through in our lives. Lyric’s about the human condition that was born and stylized out of the slave trade many years ago."

Kevin Borich: Southern Cross-roads…

"If I could change anything it would be reducing the onslaught of overproduced cookycutter meaningless garbage on the radio."

FARM: Going Up The Country Blues

Farm was a late '60s band from…

"Music, poetry and activism have been the mainstay of my life, the fabric that has been woven into the relationship of these forms of artistic and socio-political expression."

The Moonlight Orchestra: Ancient Visions…

"The Blues is as expressive as any music ever created. The profound struggles and challenges of human existence, being in our fragile bodies, is a universal experience. The feeling of blues music is innate, transcends history, and is understood by everyone."

Greg Anton: The Spiritual…

"I have no fears for the future of the blues at all. Its in all the American Roots music we make and thats gaining popularity all the time. Its all good."

David Michael Miller: American Music

David…

"Everyone experiences the blues every day. The way we deal with the blues can make us deeper, stronger people or weaker, victims of life’s hardships."

Steve Riley: Bienvenue en Louisiane 

Steve Riley, of…

"The most obvious connection between these forms of music is the blend of cultures, African and European, that occurred naturally through living and working side by side. It is a slow process, but it produces quality."

David Greely: Under the Cajun Moon…

"Blues is the ability to play music from an emotional perspective rather than an intellectual one."

Anthony Gomes: Electric Blues Passion

Singer-guitarist Anthony Gomes lives by that credo of truth as an…

"I think blues stays around because it’s real feeling. One wish is that there’s always an audience for it."

Michael Falzarano: The New Rider of American Roots & Blues…

"Rock n' Roll is music for the body, 3 minutes of energy, fun and it makes people dance. Psychedelia instead is music for the mind and for stoned people."

The Lysergics: Electric Music for Mind and Body…

"In fact, what I really miss most from the music of the past is the artists’ capability to create gorgeous original music. It was deep, touching, and skilled. In my opinion, today’s music cannot be compared to that one, as too often it lacks deepness and originality."

Danilo Cartia: Blue(s)grass…

"The globalization is my biggest fear. Tribes give up their culture for the western dream. It’s not rare to see villages where no one has a traditional costume, even for their festival."

Réhahn: Smiles From The Blue…

"I miss the quality of the music… that is not an egotistical statement! Lots of the current musicians do not seem to hold themselves to a 'higher level' of expertise in playing or singing."

Stephen A Love: Rock & Roll Gumbo…

"The Blues to me is a form of Art and history. Poetry in motion - Everybody gets the blues."

Nedra & Julio: Sierra Foothills Blues

Nedra Russ and Julio "Inglasses" Guerra make up nJr - a…

"Blues is the story of life, humble beginnings. It also forms the basis for a lot of popular music played by so many artists."

Roman Sobus: Visual Photographer

Roman Sobus is a Chicago based…

"I wish American culture would embrace the blues as much as other countries do around the world. It’s sad to me…rap singers have diamonds in their teeth and have private jets. There are blues artists with incredible talent who barely make a living…"

Mark Steinmetz: Dr. Two Tone…

"I really would like to change the minds of these guys in the music industry who underrated the power of the internet in the past."

Marius Tilly: Keep On Rockin'

Marius Tilly and his Band…