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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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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
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
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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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Divorce Marriage Myself Woman
Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Acceptance Death Heaven Hypocrisy Irony Journey
I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
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Feeling Freedom Lunch Myself Pay Responsibility
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
I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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Entertainment Myself Sing Try
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself
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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Ground Money Place Worry Yourself
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Creation Myself Sound
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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Contribution Himself Music People Realization
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing

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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