Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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’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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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.
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Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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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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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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