Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
B. B. KINGThe 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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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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I’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty.
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Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I never use that word, retire.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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