It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
B. B. KINGAnd as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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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 do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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.
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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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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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