I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
B. B. KINGYou never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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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 anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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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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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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