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.
B. B. KINGWhen 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 don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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