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.
B. B. KINGReligion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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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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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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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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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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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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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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