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“I'd rather be B.B. King. That's the way I started.…” quote by B. B. King — Download Open 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 the other ... I try to do what I do better, not get away from it.”

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