I’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
B. B. KINGI can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
More B. B. King Quotes
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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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The blues are three L’s – living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
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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 all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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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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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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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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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