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B. B. King Quote: “I’m self-taught. But I finally learned that they was having little shows or night dances or whatever you call them at little juke joints not far from where I lived, and I used to go there. They wouldn’t let me play inside, but I could sit outside on the weekends, when it wasn’t raining or something.”

51. “I’m self-taught. But I finally learned that they was having little shows or night dances or whatever you call them at little juke joints not far from where I lived, and I used to go there. They wouldn’t let me play inside, but I could sit outside on the weekends, when it wasn’t raining or something.”

B. B. King Quote: “I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.”

52. “I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.”

B. B. King Quote: “I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.”

53. “I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.”

B. B. King Quote: “I never use that word, retire.”

54. “I never use that word, retire.”

B. B. King Quote: “Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.”

55. “Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I’d go back next Saturday.”

B. B. King Quote: “When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!”

56. “When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You’ll have to figure that out for yourself!”

B. B. King Quote: “Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.”

57. “Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he’s my favorite.”

B. B. King Quote: “Being a blues singer is like being black two times.”

58. “Being a blues singer is like being black two times.”

B. B. King Quote: “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 know where you are.”

59. “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 know where you are.”

B. B. King Quote: “I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.”

60. “I’m no good with chords. I’m horrible with chords.”

B. B. King Quote: “I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.”

61. “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 Quote: “I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.”

62. “I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King.”

B. B. King Quote: “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 and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!”

63. “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 and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!”

B. B. King Quote: “I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.”

64. “I don’t do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That’s why when I see people today and they complain about what they get, and I picked cotton for $2.50 a day.”

B. B. King Quote: “I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.”

65. “I’ve been married twice. Most women would rather not be married to a traveling blues singer.”

B. B. King Quote: “There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like Blind Lemon, which was one of my favorites. I don’t know, just seemed like everybody I heard could play better than me.”

66. “There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like Blind Lemon, which was one of my favorites. I don’t know, just seemed like everybody I heard could play better than me.”

B. B. King Quote: “It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.”

67. “It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.”

B. B. King Quote: “It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.”

68. “It’s going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music.”

B. B. King Quote: “I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.”

69. “I’ve put up with more humiliation than I care to remember.”

B. B. King Quote: “Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.”

70. “Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.”

B. B. King Quote: “I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.”

71. “I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.”

B. B. King Quote: “I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.”

72. “I don’t think it’s meant for man to know everything at once.”

B. B. King Quote: “When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.”

73. “When I was young, I didn’t play like I do today. So these kids are starting at the height that I’ve reached. Think what they might do over time.”

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