I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
B. B. KINGI don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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I never use that word, retire.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.
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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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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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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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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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