I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
B. B. KINGI 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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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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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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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.
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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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Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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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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