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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!

B. B. King

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
B. B. KING

Beautiful Inspirational Learning Motivational Yourself
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
B. B. KING

Children Myself Yourself
The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.
B. B. KING

Blood Connection Music Myself
The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.
B. B. KING

Children Love Music People Problem See Shame Yourself
I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
B. B. KING

Feeling Freedom Lunch Myself Pay Responsibility
You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
B. B. KING

Death Goodness Time Live Yourself
I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
B. B. KING

Entertainment Myself Sing Try
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

Family Hard Time Hurt Myself Necessary People Possible
We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its protectors.
B. B. KING

Animal Help Nature Need Ourselves Planet Protect World
Notes are expensive, spend them wisely.
B. B. KING

Expensive Spent Wisdom
You never miss what you’ve never had. I never had any other life. I didn’t know any other life.
B. B. KING

Life Missing Yourself
Water from the white fountain didn’t taste any better than from the black fountain.
B. B. KING

Black Foundation Taste Water White
If you can’t get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.
B. B. KING

People Song Way Yourself
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.
B. B. KING

Children Myself Play Reach Start Time Young
I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.
B. B. KING

Care Humiliate Myself Remember
When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
B. B. KING

Mindset Myself Oral Play Sing

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 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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