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B. B King Quotes

B. B King

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.

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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.

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I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.

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People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.

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The minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.

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

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I was a singing disc jockey who heard every type of music there was – and loved it all.

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My wife Martha used to call me Ol' Lemon Face because of my facial contortions when I play Lucille. I squeeze my eyes and open my mouth, raise my eyebrows, cock my head and God knows what else. I look like I'm in torture, when in truth, I'm in ecstasy. I don't do it for show. Every fiber of my being is tingling.

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