A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
B. B. KINGI wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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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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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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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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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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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