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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.

B. B. King

I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Myself Perspective Steal Thinking
God made Blues right after he made woman.
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Creation God Music Woman
I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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Afford Alcohol Myself Wine
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.
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Greatness Guitar Himself World
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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Expensive Spent Wisdom
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Children Myself Yourself
When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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Mindset Myself Oral Play Sing
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself
I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!
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Cry Guitarist Happy Myself Place Play
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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Entertainment Myself Sing Try
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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Beautiful Country Leaving Myself People Scene
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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Instrument Music Myself Play Style Way
I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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Goodness Horrible Music Myself
I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
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Audience Kind Myself Night Personality Time
It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales.
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Hard Work Room Scale Sleep Try
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember

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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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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