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!
B. B. KINGI call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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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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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
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