May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day.
B. B. KINGThe beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
More B. B. King Quotes
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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A day that I don’t learn something new is a wasted day.
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I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.
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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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I’ve said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.
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When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!
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A lot of people believe what other people say.
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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 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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I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.
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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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Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence.
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God made Blues right after he made woman.
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