Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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I never use that word, retire.
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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.
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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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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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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.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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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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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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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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