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.
B. B. KINGReligion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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