I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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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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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 never use that word, retire.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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