I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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 never use that word, retire.
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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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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.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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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I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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