The blues? Why, the blues are a part of me. They're like a chant. The blues are like spirituals, almost sacred. When we sing blues, we're singing out…

- Alberta Hunter

Blues means what milk does to a baby. Blues is what the spirit is to the minister. We sing the blues because our hearts have been hurt, our souls hav…

- Alberta Hunter

I'm having a good time, Please don't blame me, I'm knocking myself out Don't try to tame me Let me have my fun, I've got to have my fling, Some folks…

- Alberta Hunter

Maybe if I knew music, I couldn't do what I am doing.

- Alberta Hunter

I’ve been more places by accident than most people have been on purpose.

- Alberta Hunter

People think the blues is sad. They hear people moaning and such. That's not the blues. That's just somebody singing slow...The blues is about truth-…

- Alberta Hunter

I'm just singing for the women who think they can't speak out. Can't a man alive mistreat me, 'cause I know who I am.

- Alberta Hunter

The musicians that didn't know music could play the best blues. I know that I don't want no musicians who know all about music playin' for me.

- Alberta Hunter

Put your faith in God and confidence in yourself.

- Alberta Hunter