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.
B. B. KINGThe blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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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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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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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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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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 do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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