When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.
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 don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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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 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 can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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