I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
B. B. KINGElvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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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 gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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I never use that word, retire.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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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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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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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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