Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence. — B. B. King Copy Share Image
We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is… — B. B. King Animal Copy Share Image
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it'll happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places… — B. B. King Blues Copy Share Image
If T-Bone Walker had been a woman, I would have asked him to marry me. I'd never heard anything like that before:… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he… — B. B. King Blues Copy Share Image
I've always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady,… — B. B. King Life Copy Share Image
I remember Elvis as a young man hanging around the Sun Studios. Even then, I knew this kid had a tremendous talent.… — B. B. King Boys Copy Share Image
I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
You've heard me call myself a bluesman and a blues singer. I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Michael Bloomfield came in after rock n roll started, and he was a great guitarist. He idolized me - I know that.… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Blues purists never cared for me. I don't worry about it. I think if it this way: When I made 'Three O'… — B. B. King Blues Copy Share Image
Touring a segregated America - forever being stopped and harassed by white cops hurt you most 'cos you don't realise the damage.… — B. B. King America Copy Share Image
The early years when I was starting, blues player, you wasn't always welcome in a lot of the other places. People usually… — B. B. King Blues Copy Share Image
Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us.… — B. B. King Beast Copy Share Image
I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking… — B. B. King Guitar Copy Share Image
As for my band, well, my mentors were Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford, and no one had a band more smartly… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
When I was young, I didn't play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I've reached.… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I don't do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That's… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like… — B. B. King Blind Copy Share Image
When you don't have much money, you worry that they'll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won't… — B. B. King Loved ones Copy Share Image
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… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's… — B. B. King Being Copy Share Image
I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
Hard times don't necessarily mean being poor all the time. I've known people that was a part of a family and always… — B. B. King Family Copy Share Image
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… — B. B. King Copy Share Image
