I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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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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It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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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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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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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.
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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.
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The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the USA.
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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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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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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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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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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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