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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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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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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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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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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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