Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do, and then just go for it. B. B. King recordsongsound Change image and share on social
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 dayearfool share on social
Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jivin', too. B. B. King jivinlovemother Change image and share on social
If you want to be a good blues singer, people are going to be down on you, so dress like you're going to the bank to borrow money. B. B. King bankblueborrow Change image and share on social
I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me... don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.' B. B. King bigchildcreate share on social