Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
B. B. KINGA lot of people believe what other people say.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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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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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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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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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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