I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.

I guess you can look at me, and tell I'm the old man. My name is BB King.

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

I look at an audience kind of like meeting my in-laws for the first time. You want to be yourself, but you still want to be somebody that they like. When I go on the stage each night, I try my best to outguess my audience.

Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.

Music is good for everybody. They say it soothes the savage beast. Well, I think theirs a beast in all of us. So let's get some more music and soothe all the beasts out there.

If you can't get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.