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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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You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.
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I've always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she's pretty.
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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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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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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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I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back.
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Being a blues singer is like being black two times.
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I'm self-taught. But I finally learned that they was having little shows or night dances or whatever you call them at little juke joints not far from where I lived, and I used to go there. They wouldn't let me play inside, but I could sit outside on the weekends, when it wasn't raining or something.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
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If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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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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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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Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain.
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