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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.

B. B. King

I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
B. B. KING

Myself Perspective Steal Thinking
Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
B. B. KING

Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
B. B. KING

Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
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. KING

Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
B. B. KING

Feeling Love Passion Performance Show
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
B. B. KING

Care Idol Play Try Yourself
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
B. B. KING

Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
B. B. KING

People Song Way Yourself
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
B. B. KING

Blood Brother Music Myself
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
B. B. KING

Laughter Live Love Music
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
B. B. KING

Expensive Spent Wisdom
There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
B. B. KING

Creation Myself Sound
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.
B. B. KING

Better heavy Myself Play Start Way
Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
B. B. KING

Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
B. B. KING

Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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.
B. B. KING

Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young

You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.

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