It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.

Blues purists never cared for me. I don't worry about it. I think if it this way: When I made 'Three O' Clock Blues,' they were not there. The people out there made the tune. And blues purists just wrote about it. The people is who I'm trying to satisfy.

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

The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn't know how other people would take it.

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

Notes are expensive... spend them wisely

I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.