I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
B. B. KINGNobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
More B. B. King Quotes
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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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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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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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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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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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.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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