Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore. B. B. King Read Quote
People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die. B. B. King Read Quote
Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway. B. B. King Read Quote
Cotton was a force of nature. There’s a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton. B. B. King Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, generally, I would start playing gospel songs. People would come by on the street – you live in Time Square, you know how they do it – they would bunch up. And they would always compliment me on gospel tunes, but they would tip me when I played blues. B. B. King Read Quote
I don’t care for the music when they’re talking bad about women because I think women are God’s greatest gift to the planet – I just like music. B. B. King Read Quote
