I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
B. B. KINGThere’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.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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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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 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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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 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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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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.
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