The blues are three L's - living , loving and hopefully, laughing. — B. B. King Blues Copy Share Image
Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn't do more. — B. B. King Blues Copy Share Image
I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King. — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch. — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I've been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer — B. B. King Being married Copy Share Image
Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he's my favorite. — B. B. King Guitarist Copy Share Image
If you can't get your songs to people one way, you have to find another. — B. B. King Music Copy Share Image
When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. People… — B. B. King Attention Copy Share Image
I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a… — B. B. King Amplifier Copy Share Image
The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come… — B. B. King Cds Copy Share Image
If there was no ladies, I wouldn't wanna be on the planet. Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't… — B. B. King Feminism Copy Share Image
I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous… — B. B. King America Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be like other blues singers. I might like hearing them play, but I've never wanted to be anyone… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Charlie Christian had no more impact on my playing than Django Reinhardt or Lonnie Johnson. I just wanted to play like him.… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
A lot of times I say to myself, "I wished I could be worthy of all the compliments that people give me… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I think Ive done the best I could have done. But I keep wanting to play better, go further. There are so… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I always liked the steel guitar. I also love the guys that play the bottleneck. But I could never do it; I… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I… — B. B. King Beautiful Copy Share Image
Playing the guitar is like telling the truth - you never have to worry about repeating the same [lie] if you told… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain. — B. B. King Copy Share Image
You never miss what you've never had. I never had any other life. I didn't know any other life. — B. B. King Copy Share Image
There's a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There's also happiness to it if you want… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends. — B. B. King Anger Copy Share Image
I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going. — B. B. King Blues Copy Share Image
It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself. — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here — B. B. King Friends Copy Share Image
Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do, and then… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
It's going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music. — B. B. King American music Copy Share Image
Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I used to play - when I first started trying to be professional, I disk jockey from 1949 to 1955 in Memphis,… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
![“Playing the guitar is like telling the truth - you never have to worry about repeating the same [lie] if you told the truth. You don't have to pretend, or cover up. If someone asks you again, you don't have to think about it or worry about it because there it is. It's you.” quote by B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/b-b-king-4531_asks_playing-the-guitar-is-like-telling-the-t_186528.jpg)
