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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.

B. B. King

I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
B. B. KING

Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Afford Alcohol Myself Wine
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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Happiness Kind Music Sadness Yourself
I 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!
B. B. KING

Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
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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Appreciation Crowd Myself Name People Treat
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
B. B. KING

Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
B. B. KING

Hard Music Person Sing
When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
B. B. KING

Mindset Myself Oral Play Sing
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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Joint Money Myself Time
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!
B. B. KING

Death God Leaving Myself Prayer Sleep Stage Way
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.
B. B. KING

Better heavy Myself Play Start Way
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Feeling Love Passion Performance Show

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