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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

Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
B. B. KING

Guitar One Liner Play Truth
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
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 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!
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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
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
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
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
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
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Creation Myself Sound
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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People Song Way Yourself
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.
B. B. KING

Ground Money Place Worry Yourself

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