Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin’ too.
B. B. KINGWe all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.
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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’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 was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
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I can’t afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
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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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When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.
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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 don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
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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’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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