B. B King Quotes

What don't I want to learn? I have how-to books, history, nature. Ain't nobody here saying, 'You'd better learn this.' But I still think I've got a head on my shoulders, and it pleases me.

I'm trying to get people to see that we are our brother's keeper. Red, white, black, brown or yellow, rich or poor, we all have the blues.

I've put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.

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

Cotton was a force of nature. There's a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton.

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.

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.

Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.

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.

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

I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton… oh, there's many more! I wouldn't want to be like them, you understand, but I'd like to be equal, if you will.

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McCain fought in Vietnam – I think that he has enough civilian blood on his hands.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

To be a Southern Ground artist, you have to be a lifer. It's not about winning a karaoke contest or a television show to become famous. It's about really paying your dues. It's people I'm fans of and want to help in the business.

We love our fans and are very connected with our fans.

I never get used to going out and seeing 20, 30,000 people that are there to see us play. It's kind of surreal.

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