I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
B. B. KINGThe blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more.
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I never use that word, retire.
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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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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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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 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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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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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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When you don’t have much money, you worry that they’ll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won’t know where you are.
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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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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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I don’t like anybody to be angry with me. I’d rather have friends.
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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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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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