B. B. King

If there was no ladies, I wouldn’t wanna be on the planet. Ladies, friends, and music – without those three, I wouldn’t wanna be here.

Growing up on the plantation there in Mississippi, I would work Monday through Saturday noon. I’d go to town on Saturday afternoons, sit on the street corner, and I’d sing and play.

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

What don’t I want to learn? I have how-to books, history, nature. Ain’t nobody here saying, ‘You’d better learn this.’ But I still think I’ve got a head on my shoulders, and it pleases me.

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.

I was shocked more than most white people to find we had a black President!

I look like an angel, but I can play the bitch.

I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey.

Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.

There’s not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what’s sexy in people.

Optimism is nice if you can swing it. But you’ve got to be careful, because it can feed into the normalization of Donald Trump. And he is not normal. He’s abnormal. He’s a human What is wrong with this picture?

The only thing that I’m scared of is not livin’ up to the expectations of Dr. Dre and Eminem.

I think I could sing and shear a few sheep at the same time.

I’d like to win an Oscar.

Prison sentences are a lot like penises – if they’re used correctly, even a short one can do the trick… is a rumor I have heard.

I’m a Leo with something odd rising.

As we’ve seen, Trump is a masterful denier of both reality and responsibility. He’s a man who would kick you in the nuts and then tell you that your penis did it.

When you are followed constantly by fanatic fans,you try to eliminate the times you come up against them.That’s why I hide myself sometimes.

I’m not a musician, I’m an entertainer.

I had to get back to work. NBC has me under contract. The baby and I only have a verbal agreement.

Monterey, I remember, but I seem to remember the Fillmore West, that we played the week before Monterey. That was much more memorable for me. The first time in San Francisco. They were good gigs.