--- title: "10 Me Quotes By B. B. King" description: "10 Me quotes by B. B. King. Plus more from B. B. King and more Me sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/b-b-king-4531_bleeding_the-blues-was-bleeding-the-same-blood-as_716615.png" --- > [The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/the-blues-was-bleeding-the-same-blood-as-me/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/b-b-king-4531_bleeding_the-blues-was-bleeding-the-same-blood-as_716615.png) > [If T-Bone Walker had been a woman, I would have asked him to marry me. I'd never heard anything like that before:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/if-t-bone-walker-had-been-a-woman-i-would-have-asked-him-to-marry-me/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/b-b-king-4531_anything_if-t-bone-walker-had-been-a-woman-i-woul_2927603.png) > [I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-don-t-try-to-just-be-a-blues-singer-i-try-to-be-an-entertainer-that/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02b/b-b-king-4531_blues_i-don-t-try-to-just-be-a-blues-singer-i_483139.png) > [Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/everything-i-record-i-just-try-to-sound-like-me-and-come-up-with/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/b-b-king-4531_come_everything-i-record-i-just-try-to-sound_3004537.png) > [When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/when-i-was-in-the-country-and-i-was-trying-to-play-nobody-seemed-to/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/b-b-king-4531_attention_when-i-was-in-the-country-and-i-was-tryi_352615.png) > [I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-liked-blues-from-the-time-my-mother-used-to-take-me-to-church-i/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6c/b-b-king-4531_aunt_i-liked-blues-from-the-time-my-mother-us_2292560.png) > [You've heard me call myself a bluesman and a blues singer. I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/you-ve-heard-me-call-myself-a-bluesman-and-a-blues-singer-i-call/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/b-b-king-4531_because_you-ve-heard-me-call-myself-a-bluesman-a_1541659.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/what-don-t-i-want-to-learn-i-have-how-to-books-history-nature-ain-t/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/b-b-king-4531_better_what-don-t-i-want-to-learn-i-have-how-to_1596496.png) > [When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/when-people-treat-you-mean-you-dislike-them-for-that-but-not-because/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/b-b-king-4531_because_when-people-treat-you-mean-you-dislike-t_3052745.png) > [My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/my-mother-was-a-very-beautiful-lady-i-thought-she-was-very-good-to-me/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/b-b-king-4531_beautiful_my-mother-was-a-very-beautiful-lady-i-th_3132812.png) ## Other authors on Me ## More by B. B. King > [Blues purists never cared for me. I don't worry about it. I think if it this way: When I made 'Three O' Clock Blues,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/blues-purists-never-cared-for-me-i-don-t-worry-about-it-i-think-if-it/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/everybody-wants-to-go-to-heaven-but-no-one-wants-to-die-to-get-there/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [My ex-wife was trying to be nice once, so she took me to a concert in Los Angeles. I went with her to Symphony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/my-ex-wife-was-trying-to-be-nice-once-so-she-took-me-to-a-concert-in/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/when-i-do-eventually-drop-i-pray-to-god-that-it-ll-happen-in-one-of/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/many-people-leave-the-country-to-see-beautiful-places-i-just-look-out/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/albert-king-wasn-t-my-brother-in-blood-but-he-sure-was-my-brother-in/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [ Playing the guitar is like telling the truth - you never have to worry about repeating the same \[lie\] if you told the truth.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/playing-the-guitar-is-like-telling-the-truth-you-never-have-to-worry/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [I'd rather be B.B. King. That's the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-d-rather-be-b-b-king-that-s-the-way-i-started-let-the-heavy-metal/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [There's a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There's also happiness to it if you want to hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/there-s-a-sadness-to-all-kinds-of-music-if-you-want-to-hear-it-there/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [Touring a segregated America - forever being stopped and harassed by white cops hurt you most 'cos you don't realise the damage. You hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/touring-a-segregated-america-forever-being-stopped-and-harassed-by/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-was-glad-to-see-other-blues-guitarists-like-albert-king-have/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like Blind Lemon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/there-was-a-lot-of-other-young-players-around-at-that-time-when-i-was/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/when-i-was-in-the-country-and-i-was-trying-to-play-nobody-seemed-to/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [Hard times don't necessarily mean being poor all the time. I've known people that was a part of a family and always feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/hard-times-don-t-necessarily-mean-being-poor-all-the-time-i-ve-known/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) > [I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-don-t-think-anybody-steals-anything-all-of-us-borrow/) [B. B. 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