45 B. B. King Quotes for You to Enjoy

B. B. King

American Musician

Born: Sep 16, 1925

Died: May 14, 2015

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Sometimes I just think that there are more things to be said to make the audience understand what I'm trying to do more. When I'm singing, I don't want you to just hear the melody. I want you to relive the story, because most of the songs have pretty good storytelling. B. B. King

Good You Sometimes Singing Think Melody Pretty Pretty Good Relive More Songs Most Make Because Understand Audience Said Hear Trying Just Want Story Storytelling Things

My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight. B. B. King

Me People Parents Lose Live Think Tell Ate Cases More Weight He Longer Know Make His Lot Than Trying Died Hog Younger Younger People Used Lucky Dad

In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions - one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play. B. B. King

Myself Me Guitar Church Three Positions Local Our Minister He Gospel Messing Caught Quartet His Five Taught After Baptist Formed Choir Sang Play Four

The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't. B. B. King

Today Buy Myself Health Good People Long Way Feel Come Like Until Well Concerts Still Handle Keep Playing

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 still think I've got a head on my shoulders, and it pleases me. B. B. King

Saying Nature Me History You Better Think Books Pleases Head Nobody Learn Got Still Want Shoulders Here

My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess - she died when I was nine and a half, but if she had lived, I probably wouldn't be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player. B. B. King

Beautiful Good Me Guitar Mother Thought Half Else Guess Nine Guitar Player Something Something Else Had She Known Very Trying Died Lady Wanted Lived Play Player

I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and a few others. B. B. King

Music Time Me People Mother Church Gospel Music Few Others Records Johnson Take Had Bought Like Liked Robert Robert Johnson Blind Gospel Aunt Listen Blues Lemon Used Who Jefferson Started

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. B. B. King

Guitar Singing Tried Voice Like Singing Voice Talking Another Connect Two

You've heard me call myself a bluesman and a blues singer. I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man. Well, that's because there's been so many can do it better'n I can, play the blues better'n me. I think a lot of them have told me things, taught me things. B. B. King

I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters. B. B. King

The minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille. B. B. King

Singing Minute Sing Stop Lucille Start Playing

Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do and then just go for it. I never know what the public's going to like, anyway. B. B. King

Me Try Everything Record Never Songs Come Like Know Sound Go Go For It Up Going Just Anyway Public Then Suit

I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me... don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.' B. B. King

I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many times... my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that. B. B. King

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