I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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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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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Growing 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.
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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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I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good – he’s rock’s #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us.
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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 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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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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