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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

B. B. King

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
Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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Herself Love Lying Mom
Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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Education Oneself Yourself
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
B. B. KING

Greatness Guitar Himself World
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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Joint Money Myself Time
I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Guess Man Myself Name Old
Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Day Forever Live Myself
Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
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’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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Count Missing Myself Play
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
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
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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Contribution Himself Music People Realization

I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

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