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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.

B. B. King

I’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
B. B. KING

Better heavy Myself Play Start Way
A lot of people believe what other people say.
B. B. KING

Believe People Talk
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!
B. B. KING

Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
B. B. KING

Divorce Marriage Myself Woman
I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
B. B. KING

Feeling Love Passion Performance Show
I never use that word, retire.
B. B. KING

Myself Retirement Word
Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
B. B. KING

Guitar One Liner Play Truth
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
B. B. KING

Contribution Himself Music People Realization
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.
B. B. KING

Count Missing Myself Play
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
B. B. KING

Care Idol Play Try Yourself
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
B. B. KING

Angry Friendship Myself
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
B. B. KING

Goodness Horrible Music Myself
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.
B. B. KING

Appreciation Crowd Myself Name People Treat
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
B. B. KING

Death Music People Problem
The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
B. B. KING

Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
B. B. KING

Children Myself Yourself

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