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B. B. King

Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
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.
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Connection Guitar Myself Try Voice
Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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Family Growth Man Myself Stand Teaching
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
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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Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection 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
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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Beautiful Lady Life Myself Start Woman
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music

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