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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.

B. B. King

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.
B. B. KING

Family Growth Man Myself Stand Teaching
A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Day Learning Myself Wasted Time
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
I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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Angry Friendship Myself
The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
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Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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Hard Music Person Sing
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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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Brother College Learning Man Music Myself Play
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
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
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
A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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Friendship Guitar Myself Old
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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Death God Leaving Myself Prayer Sleep Stage Way
I’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty.
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Beautiful Lady Life Myself Start Woman
Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
B. B. KING

Guitar One Liner Play Truth

Playing guitar is like telling the truth.

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