Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't have had the incentive to start playing without it.
Alexis KornerIn 1940 I came across a record by Jimmy Yancey. I can't say how important that record is. From then on, all I wanted to do was play the blues.
Alexis KornerSince the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music.
Alexis Korner