I gave you seven
I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back. B. B. King
B. B. King
Elvis, he was unique.
Elvis, he was unique. And he loved the blues, it was a pity he didn’t do more. B. B. King
I’ve always liked ladies
I’ve always liked ladies all my life. I guess it started with my mom. So every time I saw a pretty lady, I thought, she’s pretty. B. B. King
My mother was a
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. … Read more
I guess you can
I guess you can look at me, and tell I’m the old man. My name is BB King. B. B. King
I call myself a
I call myself a blues singer, but you ain’t never heard me call myself a blues guitar man. B. B. King
I don’t try to
I don’t try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going. B. B. King
Being a blues singer
Being a blues singer is like being black two times. B. B. King
A lot of times
A lot of times I say to myself, “I wished I could be worthy of all the compliments that people give me sometimes.” I’m not inventing anything that’s going to stop cancer or muscular dystrophy or anything, but I like to feel that my time and talent is always there for the people that need … Read more
Michael Bloomfield came in
Michael Bloomfield came in after rock n roll started, and he was a great guitarist. He idolized me – I know that. What else can I say ? he was a young, excitable man. To him, drugs were plentiful, and that was no good. I talked to him like he was a son of mine. … Read more