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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.

B. B. King

Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
B. B. KING

Acceptance Death Heaven Hypocrisy Irony Journey
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 guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
B. B. KING

Friendship Music Myself
There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
B. B. KING

Happiness Kind Music Sadness Yourself
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
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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Day Music Myself People Price Record Stop
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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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
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
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.
B. B. KING

Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
B. B. KING

Death God Leaving Myself Prayer Sleep Stage Way
Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
B. B. KING

Beautiful Country Leaving Myself People Scene
We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
B. B. KING

Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World

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