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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.

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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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Beginning Mom Music Source
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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Day Forever Live Myself
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
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 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
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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Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young
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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Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
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
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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Care Idol Play Try Yourself
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
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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Bank Goodness Money People Sing Yourself
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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Contribution Himself Music People Realization
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk

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