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B. B. King

I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing
I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Myself Perspective Steal Thinking
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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Beautiful Country Leaving Myself People Scene
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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Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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Education Oneself Yourself
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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Joint Money Myself Time
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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Blood Brother Music Myself
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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People Song Way Yourself
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
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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Family Growth Man Myself Stand Teaching
Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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Blue Himself Love Unique
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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Count Missing Myself Play
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. KING

Feeling Freedom Lunch Myself Pay Responsibility

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