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.
B. B. KINGGrowing 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 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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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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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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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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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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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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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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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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 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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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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