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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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
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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Appreciation Crowd Myself Name People Treat
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Care Idol Play Try Yourself
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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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Goodness Music Myself Savage Thinking
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Guitar One Liner Play Truth
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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Beautiful Lady Life Myself Start Woman
It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom

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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