I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
B. B. KINGA day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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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 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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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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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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