I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
B. B. KINGI look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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I 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.
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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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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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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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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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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 can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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