Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
B. B. KINGI gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
More B. B. King Quotes
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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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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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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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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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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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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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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