What don't I want to learn? I have how-to books, history, nature. Ain't nobody here saying, 'You'd better learn this.' But I still think I've got a head on my shoulders, and it pleases me. B. B. King bookhavehead Change image and share on social
People all over the world have problems. And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die. B. B. King bluedielong Change image and share on social
'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thought that it was a great song and it was hot. That was the beginning of rock n' roll, and I guess they thought it would be a BB King version of rock n' roll. B. B. King agobegincompany share on social
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so. B. B. King careidolplay Change image and share on social
When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there, I had nobody I disliked other than the people that'd mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me. B. B. King beardislikelast share on social
I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and a few others. B. B. King auntblindblue share on social
The problem is that a lot of the blues stations are late on Saturday night, and like a lot of people, I ain't no vampire! B. B. King bluelatelot Change image and share on social
In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions - one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play. B. B. King baptistcatchchoir share on social
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. B. King beautifuldiegood share on social