I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
B. B. KINGAlbert King wasn’t my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.
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If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us.
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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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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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You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
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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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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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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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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let’s get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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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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