If T-Bone Walker had been a woman, I would have asked him to marry me. I'd never heard anything like that before: single-string blues played on an electric guitar. B. B. King askbluebone Change image and share on social
I think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist, then one that works on your feet, your leg. But I believe George Benson is the one that plays all over. To me, he would be the M.D. of them all. B. B. King bensoncardiologistdoctor share on social
I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow. B. B. King borrowsteal Change image and share on social
My last divorce was in '68. What made it come to a head was a promise. See, I had promised her that the next year I wouldn't work as much. But then I got in trouble with the IRS, and I had to continue working just as much to pay the government. So she said I lied, which is something I never did. B. B. King continuedivorcegovernment share on social
I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions. B. B. King connectemotionguitar Change image and share on social
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. B. B. King asleephardnight Change image and share on social
I have a nice car, a Mercedes. And then I have an old El Camino truck that I'm crazy about. I like to get in that truck and go up in the hills near where I live, in Vegas, and take my camera. That, to me, is Heaven, being out in nature, taking pictures of the wildlife. B. B. King cameracaminocar share on social
If you can't get your songs to people one way, you have to find another. B. B. King findpeoplesong Change image and share on social
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 probably wouldn't be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player. B. B. King beautifuldiegood share on social