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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.

B. B. King

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
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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Feeling Freedom Lunch Myself Pay Responsibility
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White
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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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
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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Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself
The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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Happiness Kind Music Sadness Yourself
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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Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Beautiful Inspirational Learning Motivational Yourself
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music
I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
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Better Goodness Guitar Himself Music Myself Play
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Care Idol Play Try Yourself
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Afford Alcohol Myself Wine

The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.

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