I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
B. B. KINGI wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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I never use that word, retire.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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