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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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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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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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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