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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.

B. B. King

Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
B. B. KING

Herself Love Lying Mom
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
B. B. KING

Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
B. B. KING

Care Humiliate Myself Remember
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
B. B. KING

Laughter Live Love Music
Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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Joint Money Myself Time
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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Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
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
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
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
B. B. KING

Count Missing Myself Play
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
B. B. KING

Hard Music Person Sing
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
B. B. KING

Afford Alcohol Myself Wine
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Greatness Guitar Himself World
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
B. B. KING

Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
B. B. KING

Death Music People Problem

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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