Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
B. B. KINGI 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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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 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 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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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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I 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.
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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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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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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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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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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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