B. B. King Quotes


"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
(Related: Health, People, Today)

"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you."
- B. B. King
(Related: Learning)

"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."
- B. B. King
(Related: Brother, College, Jazz, Learning, Play, School)

"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."
- B. B. King
"I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow."
- B. B. King
"We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so."
- B. B. King
(Related: Care, Idols, Play)