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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

And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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Day Music Myself People Price Record Stop
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Creation Myself Sound
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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Feeling Freedom Lunch Myself Pay Responsibility
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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Death God Leaving Myself Prayer Sleep Stage Way
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Acceptance Death Heaven Hypocrisy Irony Journey
I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Guess Man Myself Name Old
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
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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Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young
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.
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Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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Audience Kind Myself Night Personality Time
Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
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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Joint Money Myself Time
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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People Song Way Yourself
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Divorce Marriage Myself Woman
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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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Beautiful Country Leaving Myself People Scene
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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Entertainment Myself Sing Try
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Feeling Love Passion Performance Show
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself

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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