I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
B. B. KINGThe 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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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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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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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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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