I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
B. B. KINGThere’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.
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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 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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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.
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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!
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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I never use that word, retire.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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 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 don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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