I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
B. B. KINGI never use that word, retire.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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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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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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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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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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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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.
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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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