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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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Berclair
Mississippi
Riley B. King
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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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Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here
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My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I was nine and a half, but if she had lived I probably wouldn't be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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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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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he's my favorite.
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When you don't have much money, you worry that they'll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won't know where you are.
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I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us
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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'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!
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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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I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues
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