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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.

B. B. King

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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Count Missing Myself Play
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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Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
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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Appreciation Crowd Myself Name People Treat
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
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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Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself
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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Better Goodness Guitar Himself Music Myself Play
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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Contribution Himself Music People Realization
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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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Beautiful Lady Life Myself Start Woman

When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.

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