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.
B. B. KINGWhen I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
More B. B. King Quotes
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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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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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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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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Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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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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