There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
B. B. KINGLadies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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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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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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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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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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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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