I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
B. B. KINGI 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
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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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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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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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 don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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