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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.

B. B. King

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.
B. B. KING

Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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People Song Way Yourself
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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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Guess Man Myself Name Old
Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Myself Perspective Steal Thinking
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Care Idol Play Try Yourself
The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
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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Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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Joint Money Myself Time
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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Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Day Forever Live Myself
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Greatness Guitar Himself World
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Beautiful Inspirational Learning Motivational Yourself
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
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.
B. B. KING

Better Goodness Guitar Himself Music Myself Play
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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Blood Brother Music Myself
I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Divorce Marriage Myself Woman
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White

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