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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.

B. B. King

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Connection Emotional Guitar Human
I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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Myself Perspective Steal Thinking
A lot of people believe what other people say.
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Believe People Talk
I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.
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Knowledge Man Myself Thinking Wisdom
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
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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Believe Care Greatness Ourselves Thinking Treat
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
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Blood Connection Music Myself
Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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Acceptance Evidence Explanation Natural People Problem Religion Universe
Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.
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Joint Money Myself Time
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
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People Song Way Yourself
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’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
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Care Humiliate Myself Remember
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
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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Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
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
Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.
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Friendship Music Myself

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