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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 guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
B. B. KING

Guess Man Myself Name Old
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. KING

Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
B. B. KING

Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
B. B. KING

Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
B. B. KING

Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
A lot of people believe what other people say.
B. B. KING

Believe People Talk
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
B. B. KING

Greatness Guitar Himself World
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
B. B. KING

Death God Leaving Myself Prayer Sleep Stage Way
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
B. B. KING

Contribution Himself Music People Realization
I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
B. B. KING

Entertainment Myself Sing Try
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.
B. B. KING

Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
B. B. KING

Creation Myself Sound
I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
B. B. KING

Better Goodness Guitar Himself Music Myself Play
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.
B. B. KING

Day Music Myself People Price Record Stop
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
B. B. KING

Afford Alcohol Myself Wine
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.
B. B. KING

Beautiful Lady Life Myself Start Woman

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