I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
B. B. KINGI don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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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 can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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