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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.

B. B. King

I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
B. B. KING

Angry Friendship Myself
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.
B. B. KING

Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
B. B. KING

Day Forever Live Myself
It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
B. B. KING

Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
God made Blues right after he made woman.
B. B. KING

Creation God Music Woman
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!
B. B. KING

Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
B. B. KING

Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
B. B. KING

Blood Brother Music Myself
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
B. B. KING

Care Idol Play Try Yourself
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.
B. B. KING

Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
B. B. KING

Guitar One Liner Play Truth
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.
B. B. KING

Better Goodness Guitar Himself Music Myself Play
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
B. B. KING

Black Sing Time
I’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
B. B. KING

Better heavy Myself Play Start Way
I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
B. B. KING

Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
B. B. KING

Laughter Live Love Music

It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.

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