--- title: "10 Way Quotes By B. B. King" description: "10 Way quotes by B. B. King. Plus more from B. B. King and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/b-b-king-4531_feels_i-don-t-like-to-feel-that-i-owe-anything_1660821.png" --- > [I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-don-t-like-to-feel-that-i-owe-anything-i-like-to-feel-that-i-pay-my/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/b-b-king-4531_feels_i-don-t-like-to-feel-that-i-owe-anything_1660821.png) > [If you can't get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/if-you-can-t-get-your-songs-to-people-one-way-you-have-to-find-another/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/b-b-king-4531_music_if-you-can-t-get-your-songs-to-people-on_976775.png) > [It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/it-just-seemed-to-me-that-the-way-i-played-was-nice-i-could-hear-it/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/b-b-king-4531_nice_it-just-seemed-to-me-that-the-way-i-play_2674044.png) > [When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it'll happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/b-b-king-4531_drop_when-i-do-eventually-drop-i-pray-to-god_123483.png) > [Blues purists never cared for me. I don't worry about it. I think if it this way: When I made 'Three O'…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/b-b-king-4531_blues_blues-purists-never-cared-for-me-i-don-t_42603.jpg) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/b-b-king-4531_get-away_i-d-rather-be-b-b-king-that-s-the-way-i_232748.png) > [The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/the-way-i-feel-today-as-long-as-my-health-is-good-and-i-can-handle/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/b-b-king-4531_cds_the-way-i-feel-today-as-long-as-my-healt_1810228.jpg) > [I remember Elvis as a young man hanging around the Sun Studios. Even then, I knew this kid had a tremendous talent.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/i-remember-elvis-as-a-young-man-hanging-around-the-sun-studios-even/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/b-b-king-4531_boys_i-remember-elvis-as-a-young-man-hanging_1607223.png) > [He was Jimi Hendrix! He didn't sound like anybody else but himself. He was like Charlie Parker in his way of playing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/he-was-jimi-hendrix-he-didn-t-sound-like-anybody-else-but-himself-he/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/b-b-king-4531_charlie_he-was-jimi-hendrix-he-didn-t-sound-like_1661362.jpg) > [When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/when-you-heard-jimi-hendrix-you-knew-it-was-jimi-hendrix-he/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/b-b-king-4531_ball-player_when-you-heard-jimi-hendrix-you-knew-it_2215187.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/b-b-king/#itemlist", "name": "10 Way Quotes By B. B. King", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "B. B. 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