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!
B. B. KINGA lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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