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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 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
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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Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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Family Growth Man Myself Stand Teaching
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
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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Entertainment Myself Sing Try
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music
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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Happiness Kind Music Sadness Yourself
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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Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Creation Myself Sound
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Care Idol Play Try Yourself
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
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Feeling Freedom Lunch Myself Pay Responsibility
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk

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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