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Guitar Quotes by B B King
- I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
- I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man.
- 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 Hall,…
- Playing the guitar is like telling the truth - you never have to worry about repeating the same [lie] if you told the truth. You…
- I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky…
- A guitar is like an old friend that is there with me.
- I think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist, then one that works on your feet,…
- When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar man, was, oh,…
- We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.
- I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.
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