I never use that word, retire.
B. B. KINGI do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
More B. B. King Quotes
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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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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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.
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