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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

God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
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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Beautiful Lady Life Myself Start Woman
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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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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Blue Himself Love Unique
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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Blood Brother Music Myself
Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Guitar One Liner Play Truth
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.
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Better heavy Myself Play Start Way
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.
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Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
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Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Feeling Love Passion Performance Show
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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Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself

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

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