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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.

B. B. King

Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
B. B. KING

Guitar One Liner Play Truth
I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
B. B. KING

Day Music Myself People Price Record Stop
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
We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
B. B. KING

Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
B. B. KING

Angry Friendship Myself
You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
B. B. KING

Life Missing Yourself
Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
B. B. KING

Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
B. B. KING

Myself Perspective Steal Thinking
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
B. B. KING

Connection Emotional Guitar Human
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
B. B. KING

Blood Brother Music Myself
Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
B. B. KING

Joint Money Myself Time
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
B. B. KING

People Song Way Yourself
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
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. KING

Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
B. B. KING

Contribution Himself Music People Realization
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
B. B. KING

Death Music People Problem

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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