There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
B. B. KINGYou only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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I never use that word, retire.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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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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