Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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 can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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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 thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
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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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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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 don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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