I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
B. B. KINGIt just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
More B. B. King Quotes
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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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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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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