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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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B. B. King
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: September 16
Died: 2015
Died: May 14
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The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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No one can take it away from you.
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Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain.
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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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It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.
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When I sing, I play in my mind the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.
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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.
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I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt, who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and a few others.
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Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I'd go back next Saturday.
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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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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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I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.
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