I can't think of anyone I've mistreated. I've always thought that I am my brother's keeper. And I believe there's a 'great spirit' that takes care of all of us.

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.

There's a sadness to all kinds of music if you want to hear it. There's also happiness to it if you want to hear it.

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

I do it because I still get a kick out of it. I still love performing. It keeps me young.

Hard times don't necessarily mean being poor all the time. I've known people that was a part of a family and always feel that the family likes everybody else but them. That hurts and that's as deep a hurt as you can possibly get.

You only live but once, and when your died your done, so let the good times roll.