B. B King Quotes B. B King When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. People used to say, 'That's just that ole blues singer.' Attention Blues Blues Singer Country Me Much Nobody Ole People Trying
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. B. B King
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. B. B King
You've heard me call myself a bluesman and a blues singer. I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man. Well, that's because there's been so many can do it better'n I can, play the blues better'n me. I think a lot of them have told me things, taught me things. 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
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
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
People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die. B. B King
I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous. Phyllis Christine Cast
I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government. Vladimir Putin
I wanted to create a movement and a safe space for people to come and find their 'cancer home.' Yael Cohen