We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
B. B. KINGKenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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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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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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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 don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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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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