I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.
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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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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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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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