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.
B. B. KINGI wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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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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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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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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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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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