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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.

B. B. King

A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
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
The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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Feeling Good Health Myself People Way
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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
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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Mindset Myself Oral Play Sing
You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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Life Missing Yourself
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’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
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
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
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
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.
B. B. KING

Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself

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