If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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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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I never use that word, retire.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away 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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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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