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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!

B. B. King

I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Day Forever Live Myself
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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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
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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Mindset Myself Oral Play Sing
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
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 wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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Connection Guitar Myself Try Voice
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way

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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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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