B. B. King
B. B. King
Riley B. King, known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later electric blues guitarists...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth16 September 1925
CountryUnited States of America
B. B. King quotes about
great job kevin team
Kevin did a great job tonight. He gutted it out there at the end for us. It was a great team win.
bet forgiven gene
Gene bet on Bobby, but I've forgiven him since.
something-new
A day that I don't learn something new is a wasted day.
laughing three hopefully
The blues are three L's - living , loving and hopefully, laughing.
being-yourself night law
I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.
night play people
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 scales.
player men thinking
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 else! You think of one of the great American ball players, or one of the great fighters of the world, you know, that's the way he would attack any note on his guitar.
sleep leaving way
When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it will happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on stage or leaving the stage, then secondly in my sleep. And the third way? You'll have to figure that out for yourself!
one-thing
Education is the one thing that no one can take from you.
cds long people
The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't.
kings cutting guitar
I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!
wine beer politics
I can't afford no liquor, all I can buy is beer and wine.
lunch pay way
I don’t like to feel that I owe anything. I like to feel that I pay my own way, no free lunch.
kings men names
I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King.