I was born on a plantation, and things weren't so good. We didn't have any money. I never thought of the word 'poor' till I got to be a man, but when…

- B. B. King

A lot of times I say to myself, "I wished I could be worthy of all the compliments that people give me sometimes." I'm not inventing anything that's …

- B. B. King

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

- B. B. King

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

- B. B. King

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…

- B. B. King

The blues are three L's - living , loving and hopefully, laughing.

- B. B. King

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…

- B. B. King

You never miss what you've never had. I never had any other life. I didn't know any other life.

- B. B. King

Playing guitar is like telling the truth.

- B. B. King