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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.

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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Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues
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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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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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I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King.
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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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Nobody loves me but my mother, And she could be jivin' too.
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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 think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist, then one that works on your feet, your leg. But I believe George Benson is the one that plays all over. To me, he would be the M.D. of them all.
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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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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more.
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Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he's my favorite.
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I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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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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Playing guitar is like telling the truth.
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Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain.
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Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here
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No one can take it away from you.
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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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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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