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.
B. B. KINGWhen you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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 guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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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 can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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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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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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