Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
B. B. KINGNobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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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I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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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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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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