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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.

B. B. King

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.
B. B. KING

Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Greatness Guitar Himself World
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.
B. B. KING

Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
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
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Beautiful Inspirational Learning Motivational Yourself
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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Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Afford Alcohol Myself Wine
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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Life Missing Yourself
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Creation Myself Sound
I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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Day Music Myself People Price Record Stop

Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.

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