May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
B. B. KINGI’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.
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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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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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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 don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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