You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
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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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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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’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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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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