The best artists are gone now.
Meaning of the quote
The quote means that the most talented and famous artists or musicians from the past have passed away or are no longer alive. It suggests that the current generation of artists and musicians may not be as skilled or as well-known as the previous ones. This can be seen as a lament or a statement of nostalgia for the great artists of the past.
About Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the early 2000s. He also produced Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters and was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame.
More quotes from Johnny Winter
Little Walter I would’ve liked to have played with.
American blues guitarist and singer
Oh, I love to play on the road. I really love it.
American blues guitarist and singer
Everybody was tellin’ me that I had to do something different, and I kind of agreed that I did need to vary it a little bit. I still love some rock ‘n’ roll too.
American blues guitarist and singer
I think the blues will always be around. People need it.
American blues guitarist and singer
I never really got to know Jimi as a person.
American blues guitarist and singer
Jimi was always at The Scene when he was in New York and we played many times together. He was just everywhere – he went out and jammed everywhere he was.
American blues guitarist and singer
There were a whole lot, I bought every blues record I could find, it wasn’t just one or two people. My vocal influences were Ray Charles and Bobby Blue Bland.
American blues guitarist and singer
I just like the blues better than rock ‘n’ roll.
American blues guitarist and singer
Yeah, we went to England to do a show and I got off the plane and I couldn’t write my name or hold my hand up.
American blues guitarist and singer
When I started workin’ with Muddy. That convinced me that I could get away with doin’ the blues.
American blues guitarist and singer
I really appreciate when someone can blow me away with live acoustic blues.
American blues guitarist and singer
The best artists are gone now.
American blues guitarist and singer
My mother played piano so we always had music around the house.
American blues guitarist and singer
T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around.
American blues guitarist and singer
I started playing ukulele first for 2 years from age 9 to 11 and got my first guitar and got inspired by blues I heard on the radio that turned me on and I started learning myself.
American blues guitarist and singer
I always wanted to play music and have it be my career and knew this by the age of 12.
American blues guitarist and singer
I like playin’ for an audience the best, though, I think.
American blues guitarist and singer
I think it will always be around it just takes one person to make people aware of the blues.
American blues guitarist and singer
I’m not good enough to be playin’ much acoustic guitar onstage. Man, you gotta get so right; I mean, the tones, the feel, the sound. Plus, acoustic blues guitar is just that much harder on the fingers.
American blues guitarist and singer
When I got old enough to go to night clubs to hear that music at the age of 15.
American blues guitarist and singer
The Progressive Blues Experiment, Johnny Winter… and Still Alive and Well is my favorite rock record.
American blues guitarist and singer
Well, one of the best things is workin’ with Muddy.
American blues guitarist and singer
Derek Trucks is a real good new artist. He’s a young guy.
American blues guitarist and singer