Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
B. B. KINGA guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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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 guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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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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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.
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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