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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.

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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself
Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Acceptance Death Heaven Hypocrisy Irony Journey
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music
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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Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Greatness Guitar Himself World
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
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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Entertainment Myself Sing Try
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Beautiful Inspirational Learning Motivational Yourself
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
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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Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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Count Missing Myself Play
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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Death God Leaving Myself Prayer Sleep Stage Way
The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself

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