I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
B. B. KINGWhen I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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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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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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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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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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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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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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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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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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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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.
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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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