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!
B. B. KINGJanis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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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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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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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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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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