I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
B. B. KINGI guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
B. B. KINGEverybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
B. B. KINGElvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
B. B. KINGThe Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
B. B. KINGI’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
B. B. KINGA lot of people believe what other people say.
B. B. KINGAlbert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
B. B. KINGMany people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
B. B. KINGI can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
B. B. KINGGod made Blues right after he made woman.
B. B. KINGI don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
B. B. KINGGrowing 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.
B. B. KINGThe blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
B. B. KINGJazz 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. KINGIt’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
B. B. KINGI 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