But let's face it, I still have to look at my self and look at the things I've done down the stretch.
- Luther Allison
Look, Done, Still, My Self
I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.
- Luther Allison
Play, Want, Luther, Allison
I look in music magazines now and see things on Luther Allison, and my name's getting out there more, thanks to all the good people at Alligator Records and at my management company.
- Luther Allison
More, Alligator, Records, Allison
But there was not a job that could say that Luther Allison didn't do his job.
- Luther Allison
Could, His, Luther, Allison
I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I'm workin' and they're not.
- Luther Allison
Musicians, Through, Come, Beside
What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.
- Luther Allison
Music, Play, Want, Play Music
Me being a skinny guy, I could crawl into the steel pit.
- Luther Allison
Me, Steel, Could, Crawl
I had the qualifications, but I was not chosen.
- Luther Allison
Chosen, Had, Qualifications
So I cut out all the drinkin' and hangin' out and stuff like that early on.
- Luther Allison
Out, Like, Cut, Early
In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
- Luther Allison
Side, South, South Side, Chicago
When I got to Chicago I had to find my way.
- Luther Allison
Find, Got, Had, Chicago
But my big thing was always the blues.
- Luther Allison
Big, Always, Thing, Big Thing
I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
- Luther Allison
Play, Big, Some, Blues
In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
- Luther Allison
Get, Recognized, Takes, Blues
But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about.
- Luther Allison
Another, About, Created, Blues
I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect.
- Luther Allison
Chance, Never, Input, Blues
The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues.
- Luther Allison
Jazz, Other, Part, Blues
Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues.
- Luther Allison
Play, Doors, Lot, Blues
But you know, I still had a dream of being able to go back home and tour.
- Luther Allison
Dream, Able, Still, Tour
I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
- Luther Allison
Waiting, Door, Been, Shine
And I can do the rock clubs if I have to.
- Luther Allison
Rock, I Can, Clubs
But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?
- Luther Allison
Never, How, Could, Commercial
We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States.
- Luther Allison
Same, Played, Thing, Same Thing
Buddy Guy finally got a break and made it. And Buddy Guy deserves it.
- Luther Allison
Finally, Break, Made, Deserves
I focused on how these people became how they were.
- Luther Allison
How, Became, Were, Focused
I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.
- Luther Allison
Generation, Think, Still, My Generation
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