And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
B. B. KINGI 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 don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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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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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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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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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
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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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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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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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