Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
B. B. KINGEducation is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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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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.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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