B. B King Quotes B. B King As for my band, well, my mentors were Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford, and no one had a band more smartly dressed than Duke. Band Benny Dressed Duke Ellington Jimmie Lunceford Mentors More One Than Well
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it'll happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You'll have to figure that out for yourself! 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
I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer. 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
The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire! 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
The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't. B. B King
We believe that anything and everything is possible, regardless if it's a domestic or international project. G-Dragon
Still, records are documents of a period of time. Most records are documents of two or three years, and I just approached it as a record I was doing over a 20-year period of time. Joseph Henry T Bone Burnett