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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
B. B. King
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B. B. King
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: September 16
Died: 2015
Died: May 14
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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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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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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Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues
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I was born on a plantation, and things weren't so good. We didn't have any money. I never thought of the word 'poor' till I got to be a man, but when you live in a house that you can always peek out of and see what kind of day it is, you're not doing so well. And your restroom is not inside the house.
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Blues purists never cared for me. I don't worry about it. I think if it this way: When I made 'Three O' Clock Blues,' they were not there. The people out there made the tune. And blues purists just wrote about it. The people is who I'm trying to satisfy.
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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more.
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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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I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.
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Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here
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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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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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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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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.
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Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let's get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.
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