Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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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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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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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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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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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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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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