Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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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I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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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 don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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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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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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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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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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