I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.

Quote by B B King

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The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family....

The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family....

The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can...

The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can...

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself...

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself...

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

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

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we...

Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy's playing blues like we...

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz...

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz...

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's...

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's...

Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth....

Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth....

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

Jazz is the music of the body

Jazz is the music of the body

If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music.

If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music.

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation....

In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation....

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.