I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
B. B. KINGI don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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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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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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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’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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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 don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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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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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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I’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
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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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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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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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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.
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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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