I’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty.
B. B. KINGYou only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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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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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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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’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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