I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
B. B. KINGMusic 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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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 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.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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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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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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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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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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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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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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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