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

Playing guitar is like telling the truth..

May I live forever. But may you live forever and a day..

Singing about your sadness unburdens your soul. But the blues hollers shouted about more than being sad. They were also delivering messages in musica….

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions..

Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here.

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 youn….

I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King..

Playing the guitar is like telling the truth - you never have to worry about repeating the same [lie] if you told the truth. You don't have to preten….

It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scal….

God made Blues right after he made woman..

It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself..

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 c….

I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man..

When you don't have much money, you worry that they'll just put you in the ground someplace and your loved ones won't know where you are..

My ex-wife was trying to be nice once, so she took me to a concert in Los Angeles. I went with her to Symphony Hall, and the orchestra was playing. W….

The crowds treat me like my last name. When I go onstage people usually stand up, I never ask them to, but they do. They stand up and they don't know….

No one can take it away from you..

I gave you seven children, but now you want to give them back..

Many people leave the country to see beautiful places. I just look out the window and see some of the most gorgeous scenery ever, right here in the U….

Blues purists never cared for me. I don't worry about it. I think if it this way: When I made 'Three O' Clock Blues,' they were not there. The people….