B. B King Quotes B. B King 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. Friends Ladies Music Planet Three Without
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. 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
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. B. B King
People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die. B. B King
I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If I could sing it like he do, I would sing it every night. I like the story it tells. B. B King
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so. B. B King
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. B. B King
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 don't think anybody is a poet 24/7, only in those rare moments when a person is producing a poem. X. J. Kennedy
I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat. Elwyn Brooks White
'Storm' was the first song I did as a member of YG. The record gave me a lot of pressure. I didn't think I was prepared at the time. G-Dragon