Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
B. B. KINGYou never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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.
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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
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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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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