The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
B. B. KINGThe 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
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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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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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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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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