B. B. King Quotes

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B. B. King

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 16, 1925

Even now, at 82 years old, if I don't learn something every day, you know what I think? It's a day lost. Now, I don't practice every day. I just take the guitar, swear at it. But I should be swearing at myself. But I fool with music. I'm doing something musically all the time. And my ears are wide open for anything I can hear.

B. B. King

I didn't want to disrespect my parents, so I never played blues around the house. But I knew then, same as I know today, that I wasn't doing anything wrong. I think that before they died, they both felt very proud of me.

B. B. King

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

B. B. King

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

B. B. King