Epigrammatic
  • Home
  • Topics
  • Authors
  • Profession
  • Zodiac Signs
Epigrammatic
  • Home
  • Topics
  • Authors
  • Profession
  • Zodiac Signs
Epigrammatic

B. B King Quotes

B. B King

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.

Corner Growing Growing Up Mississippi Monday Plantation Play Saturday Saturday Afternoons Sit Town Work

More Related Quotes

I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.

B. B King

I like jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop – I can't think of any music I don't like.

B. B King

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

B. B King

I think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist, then one that works on your feet, your leg. But I believe George Benson is the one that plays all over. To me, he would be the M.D. of them all.

B. B King

There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.

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.

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

Sometimes I just think that there are more things to be said to make the audience understand what I'm trying to do more. When I'm singing, I don't want you to just hear the melody. I want you to relive the story, because most of the songs have pretty good storytelling.

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

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.

B. B King

Quotes of the Hour

In almost any country, probably in Russia in particular, it's fashionable to criticise people in power. If you come out in support of someone like me, you're going to be accused of trying to ingratiate yourself.
Vladimir Putin
I have to admit I've found myself doing the same things that a lot of other rock stars do or are forced to do. Which is not being able to respond to mail, not being able to keep up on current music, and I'm pretty much locked away a lot. The outside world is pretty foreign to me.
Kurt Cobain
Sir Rosevelt is a little more of a persona, and we dress up, three-piece Tom Ford suits, and it's a little more refined, visually.
Zac Brown
I love coming to Detroit. First getting to be buddies with Kid Rock in the beginning, and him being really great to us, showing us love, the love of the city. I feel like it's our city now, too.
Zac Brown
I have a nice car, a Mercedes. And then I have an old El Camino truck that I'm crazy about. I like to get in that truck and go up in the hills near where I live, in Vegas, and take my camera. That, to me, is Heaven, being out in nature, taking pictures of the wildlife.
B. B King

Popular Topics

Always Anything Believe Best Blues Day Doing Everything Feel First Good I Am Know Life Like Look Lot Love Me More Music Myself Never One Own People Play Russia Something Song Songs Things Think Time Try Trying Up Us Want Way Will Work World Years You

Copyright © 2026 Epigrammatic Ltd. All rights reserved.

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Authors
  • Profession
  • Zodiac Signs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Copyright
  • Contact Us