And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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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 are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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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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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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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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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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