It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
B. B. KINGI gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
More B. B. King Quotes
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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 guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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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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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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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 lot of people believe what other people say.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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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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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you’re going to the bank to borrow money.
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