The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
B. B. KINGIf 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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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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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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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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