A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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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I never use that word, retire.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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 don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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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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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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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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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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