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B. B King Quotes

Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain.

Better Black Fountain Water White White Fountain

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

My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight.

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

Growing up on the plantation there in Mississippi, I would work Monday through Saturday noon. I'd go to town on Saturday afternoons, sit on the street corner, and I'd sing and play.

'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll.

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.

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.

Do I love the road? Honestly? No – but it's how I earn my living. I also don't have the blues, like it's some kind of fever. The blues is my job. It's what I do.

I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the planet – I just like music.

Touring a segregated America – forever being stopped and harassed by white cops hurt you most 'cos you don't realise the damage. You hold it in. You feel empty, like someone reached in and pulled out your guts. You feel hurt and dirty, less than a person.

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If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God's sake.

I try to get away and take my motorcycle on a ride whenever I can. I'll take my bike out before the show and just cruise.

The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres – economic, political and humanitarian – and has imposed itself on other states.

I was so tall and so skinny – I was that kid who couldn't find anything to wear. All the cool kids would have jeans the right length and I would just think, 'What am I going to do?'

A lot of people believe what other people say.

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