I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
B. B. KINGThe Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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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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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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I never use that word, retire.
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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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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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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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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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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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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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