I never use that word, retire.
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.
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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.
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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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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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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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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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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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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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