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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.

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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
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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Feeling Good Health Myself People Way
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.
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Count Missing Myself Play
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
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
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
I’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
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Better heavy Myself Play Start Way
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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Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
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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Appreciation Crowd Myself Name People Treat
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing

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