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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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Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
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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Death God Leaving Myself Prayer Sleep Stage Way
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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Goodness Music Myself Savage Thinking
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
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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Beautiful Lady Life Myself Start Woman
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
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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Appreciation Crowd Myself Name People Treat
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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Life Missing Yourself
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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Ground Money Place Worry Yourself
I never use that word, retire.
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Myself Retirement Word
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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Entertainment Myself Sing Try
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Myself Perspective Steal Thinking
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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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
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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Count Missing Myself Play

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