"There's no way in the world I can feel the same blues the way I used to. When I play in Chicago, I'm playing up-to-date, not the blues I was born with. People should hear the pure blues - the blues we used to have when we had no money"

Muddy Waters is expressing his thoughts on the evolution of the blues. He is saying that the blues he used to play when he was younger has actually changed in time. He thinks that the blues he plays now in Chicago is not the like the blues he was born with. He is suggesting that people need to listen to the "pure blues" which is the blues from when he had no money. This quote is a reflection of how the blues has changed over time and how it has been influenced by various cultures and experiences. It is also a tip of the importance of protecting the initial noise of the blues. Muddy Waters is highlighting the significance of keeping the original noise of the blues alive and not letting it be lost in the modern-day world.