I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
B. B. KINGThere are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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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.
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I never use that word, retire.
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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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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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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!
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