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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.

B. B. King

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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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Greatness Guitar Himself World
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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Feeling Good Health Myself People Way
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself
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
There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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Happiness Kind Music Sadness Yourself
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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People Song Way Yourself
Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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Blood Brother Music Myself
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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Divorce Marriage Myself Woman
I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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Guess Man Myself Name Old
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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Family Growth Man Myself Stand Teaching
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
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
I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
B. B. KING

Blue Call Guitar Man Myself Sing

Being a blues singer is like being black two times.

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