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I 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.

B. B. King

Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
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Education Oneself Yourself
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Black Foundation Taste Water White
I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
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Feeling Freedom Lunch Myself Pay Responsibility
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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Blood Brother Music Myself
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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Contribution Himself Music People Realization
I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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Entertainment Myself Sing Try
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Greatness Guitar Himself World
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself
I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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Feeling Love Passion Performance Show
Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Black Sing Time
Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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Joint Money Myself Time
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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Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young
Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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Blue Himself Love Unique
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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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
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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Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Guess Man Myself Name Old
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Care Idol Play Try Yourself
I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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Connection Guitar Myself Try Voice
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
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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Life Missing Yourself
The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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Laughter Live Love Music
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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Herself Love Lying Mom

I 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.

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