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B. B. King
September 16, 1925 -
Nationality: American
Category: Musician
Subcategory: American Musician

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we play, he's in high school. When he starts playing jazz it's like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.

   

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

   

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.

   

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

   

I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.

   

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.

   

The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn't know how other people would take it.

   

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