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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!

B. B. King

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
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
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 guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
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? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
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Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
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
I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Guess Man Myself Name Old
I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Feeling Love Passion Performance Show
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
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White
Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Guitar One Liner Play Truth
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Beautiful Inspirational Learning Motivational Yourself
Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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Beautiful Country Leaving Myself People Scene
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human

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