Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
B. B. KINGIf you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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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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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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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.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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 wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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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