If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
B. B. KINGThe blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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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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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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I’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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!
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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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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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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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