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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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Death Music People Problem
Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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Beautiful Country Leaving Myself People Scene
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Afford Alcohol Myself Wine
The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
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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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
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
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself
Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
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
I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing
The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I’ll keep playing until I feel like I can’t.
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Feeling Good Health Myself People Way
I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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Count Missing Myself Play
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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People Song Way Yourself
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
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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Ground Money Place Worry Yourself
I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!
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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
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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Goodness Music Myself Savage Thinking
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
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
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Guitar One Liner Play Truth
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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Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself
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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Audience Kind Myself Night Personality Time
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
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

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