A lot of people believe what other people say.
B. B. KINGI call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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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’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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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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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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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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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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