I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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.
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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 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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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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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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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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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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Many 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.
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I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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