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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.

B. B. King

I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
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
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music
Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
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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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
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
Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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Blue Himself Love Unique
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
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Divorce Marriage Myself Woman
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time

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