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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.

B. B. King

A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
B. B. KING

Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us.
B. B. KING

Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
B. B. KING

Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
I never use that word, retire.
B. B. KING

Myself Retirement Word
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
B. B. KING

Care Humiliate Myself Remember
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
B. B. KING

Black Sing Time
There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
B. B. KING

Happiness Kind Music Sadness Yourself
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
B. B. KING

Beautiful Inspirational Learning Motivational Yourself
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 gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
B. B. KING

Children Myself Yourself
When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
B. B. KING

Mindset Myself Oral Play Sing
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
B. B. KING

Laughter Live Love Music
Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
B. B. KING

Education Oneself Yourself
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
B. B. KING

Expensive Spent Wisdom
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
B. B. KING

Greatness Guitar Himself World
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.
B. B. KING

Better heavy Myself Play Start Way

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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