Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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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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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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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 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!
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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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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