God made Blues right after he made woman.
B. B. KINGA day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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