I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
B. B. KINGI 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.
More B. B. King Quotes
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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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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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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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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I’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty.
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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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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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