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!
B. B. KINGIt 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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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 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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Jazz 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.
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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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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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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with 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 do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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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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