I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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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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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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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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I’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
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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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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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