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Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues
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 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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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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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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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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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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Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more.
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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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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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