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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.

B. B. King

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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Better Goodness Guitar Himself Music Myself Play
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Afford Alcohol Myself Wine
I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!
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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Care Idol Play Try Yourself
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
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
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
The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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Appreciation Crowd Myself Name People Treat
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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Goodness Music Myself Savage Thinking
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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Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself
You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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Life Missing Yourself
May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Day Forever Live Myself

The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.

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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.

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