Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
B. B. KINGAlbert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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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 try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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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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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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I never use that word, retire.
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Albert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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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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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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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.
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