I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
B. B. KINGI guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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 never use that word, retire.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.
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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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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!
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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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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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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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.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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