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. KINGEducation is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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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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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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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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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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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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I never use that word, retire.
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