And as long as people have problems, the blues can never die..

Playing guitar is like telling the truth..

Being a blues singer is like being black two times..

Albert King wasn't my brother in blood, but he sure was my brother in Blues.

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 probab….

I've known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family liked everyone else but them. That hurts, and that's as deep a hurt as ….

I can't think of anyone I've mistreated. I've always thought that I am my brother's keeper. And I believe there's a 'great spirit' that takes care of….

It's going to be years and years before most people realize how greatly he contributed to American music..

I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going..

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

When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar man, was, oh, something ….

I don't do much recording anymore, but before I really stopped, I was glad to get five, five cent a record. That's why when I see people today and th….

I don't think it's meant for man to know everything at once..

Religion began as a natural explanation of the universe. The problem started when people refused to accept new evidence..

I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends..

Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die to get there!.

You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll..

I did several shows with Jimi Hendrix, that's when I got to know him better, I knew of him, I met him [when he was playing] with Little Richard... An….

There was a lot of other young players around at that time when I was coming, but there was older people like Blind Lemon, which was one of my favori….

I'd rather be B.B. King. That's the way I started. Let the heavy metal guys play heavy metal, let the others play the other ... I try to do what I do….

We are here because there are things that need our help. Like the planet. Like each other. Like animals. The world is like a garden, and we are its p….