[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.
Source: Hear Me Talkin to Ya, by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff, 1955.
-- Alberta Hunter, (Apr 1 1895-1988), US blues singer; She who achieved international fame in the 1930s for her vigorous and rhythmically infectious style.