The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
B. B. KINGWhen 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!
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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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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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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