Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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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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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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 guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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 don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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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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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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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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