I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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 was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!
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I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us.
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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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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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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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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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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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The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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