B. B King Quotes B. B King I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music. Blues Kind Music Nobody Old Something Years
If my fans want to do something for me when that time comes, I say, don't waste your money on me. Help the homeless. Help the needy… people who don't have no food… Instead of some big funeral, where they come from here and there and all over. Save it. B. B King
I didn't want to disrespect my parents, so I never played blues around the house. But I knew then, same as I know today, that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I think that before they died, they both felt very proud of me. B. B King
I was a regular hand when I was 7. I picked cotton. I drove tractors. Children grew up not thinking that this is what they must do. We thought this was the thing to do to help your family. B. B King
I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another. B. B King
Back when we was in school in Mississippi, we had Little Black Sambo. That's what you learned: Anytime something was not good, or anytime something was bad in some kinda way, it had to be called black. Like, you had Black Monday, Black Friday, black sheep… Of course, everything else, all the good stuff, is white. White Christmas and such. B. B King
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. B. B King
I developed in my head that I'm never any better than my last concert or the last time I played, so it's like an audition each time. You get nervous just before going onstage. I still have that, but I think it's more like concern. You're concerned about the people – like meeting your in-laws for the first time. B. B King
When I perform as a solo, I think a lot about what I always wanted to do but have not done yet. G-Dragon
The attitude that poetry should not be analyzed is prevalent among many who consider themselves experts on children's literature. But I suspected that kids like to look closely at things and figure out what makes them go. X. J. Kennedy
Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor. Elwyn Brooks White