Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
B. B. KINGIt just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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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 call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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I never use that word, retire.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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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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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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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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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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The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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