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. KINGI never use that word, retire.
More B. B. King Quotes
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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