Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
Robert Leroy Johnsonwas an American blues singer-songwriter and musician. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy and poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend, including the Faustian myth that he sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads to achieve success. As an itinerant performer who played mostly on street corners, in juke...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth8 May 1911
CityHazlehurst, GA
CountryUnited States of America
Hello Satan, it's time to go. Me and the devil, walkin' side by side.
Sanskrit has ninety-six words for love; ancient Persian has eighty; Greek three; and English simply one.
It's not too difficult to get the skeletons out of the closet with people, but to get the gold out is a different matter. That is therapy. Psychology is the Art of finding the gold of the spirit.
The world is run by those who show up.
Whenever I see an opportunity and a chance to change something, I go at it and I lay out all the facts to everybody. And when I come to this space, I'm going to come with talent, I'm going to come with focus. And I'm going to do the job as competitively as the next guy.
All business is personal...Make your friends before you need them.
You may bury my body down by the highway side. So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride.
Believe in yourself and have confidence that you can compete against all odds. Have a vision of what you'd like to accomplish and be able to articulate that vision.
I came here to get one thing done. Deposit money and go on my way.
I like the old custom of godparents. Neither of my parents were good carriers or teachers for me, and at age 15, I had the instinctive sense to go out and get myself a pair of godparents.