I had always intended to make a living out of playing blues. But I never admitted it to myself. — Alexis Korner
I can’t explain why one wants to pass a particular sort of pain onto other people, but you do. — Alexis Korner
Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn’t — Alexis Korner
I guess music, particularly the blues, is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised — Alexis Korner
Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by afro-american music. — Alexis Korner
The british feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar — Alexis Korner
In 1940 I came across a record by jimmy yancey. I can’t say how important that record is. — Alexis Korner
If the same phrase in the same place created the right effect, I was perfectly prepared to use it every time. — Alexis Korner
I’m a compulsive musician, but it’s also a bloody good way out of having to do anything else. — Alexis Korner
I must have been heavily schizophrenic all my life. The me who hears what the other me can’t play is the dominant one. — Alexis Korner
The parallel development in american blues to the british movement has resulted in johnny winters. — Alexis Korner