Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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 don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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