I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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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I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.
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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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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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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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Janis Joplin sings the blues as hard as any black person.
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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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The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don’t know how much I appreciate it.
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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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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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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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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven’t yet done.
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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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