208 Quotes by B. B. King

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.

I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music.

I think Ive done the best I could have done. But I keep wanting to play better, go further. There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I havent yet done. When I was younger I thought maybe Id reached that peak. But Im 86 now, and if I make it through to next month, Ill be 87. And now I know it can never be perfect, it can never be exactly what it should be, so you got to keep going further, getting better.

I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.

I thought Eric Clapton was good. He still is. Not only is he good - he's rock's #1 guitarist, and he plays blues better than most of us

I bought my first electric guitar when I moved to Memphis; a Gibson with a DeArmond pickup which I used with a small Gibson amplifier.

There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done

Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here

I don't try to just be a blues singer - I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.