B. B King Quotes

I have a nice car, a Mercedes. And then I have an old El Camino truck that I'm crazy about. I like to get in that truck and go up in the hills near where I live, in Vegas, and take my camera. That, to me, is Heaven, being out in nature, taking pictures of the wildlife.

I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.

The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire!

I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King.

The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.

I've been a loner all the time throughout my life… I haven't been the best father… Many times… my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.

If you can't get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.

I've always tried to defend the idea that the blues doesn't have to be sung by a person who comes from Mississippi, as I did.

I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.

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.

If there was no ladies, I wouldn't wanna be on the planet. Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here.

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If you break down most rock songs and look at the lyrics on a piece of paper, it's all about melody. It's all about presentation. And a lot of bands are really great, but you can't understand a word of what they say.

At night, I don't do business meetings, because I think it sends the wrong message. I do dinner with friends, game night, or concerts.

I grew up listening to Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and lots of blues, R&B and Motown.

I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs.

I am always personalizing tees to fit my personality, cutting off rocker shirts, debunking the mold of what traditional 'work wear' means, and always wearing my cause.

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