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B. B. King

I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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Day Music Myself People Price Record Stop
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
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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Education Oneself Yourself
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music
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
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
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
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
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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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
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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Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Acceptance Death Heaven Hypocrisy Irony Journey
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
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
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing

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