I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
B. B. KINGHard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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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.
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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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It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.
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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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I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.
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The Blues? It’s the mother of American music. That’s what is is – the source.
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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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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
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The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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There’s a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There’s also happiness to it if you want to hear it.
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Hard times don’t necessarily mean being poor all the time. I’ve known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that’s as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.
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