I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
B. B. KINGThe blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
More B. B. King Quotes
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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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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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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’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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’d rather be B.B. King. That’s the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other … I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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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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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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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’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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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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