I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
B. B. KINGI 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!
More B. B. King Quotes
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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’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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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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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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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 call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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 don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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I’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty.
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