The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
B. B. KINGI wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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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 guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
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I never use that word, retire.
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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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