God made Blues right after he made woman.
B. B. KINGPlaying guitar is like telling the truth.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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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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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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I never use that word, retire.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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