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.
B. B. KINGThe 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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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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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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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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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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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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