“If there was no ladies, I wouldn't wanna be on the planet. Ladies, fri...” — B. B. King Quote

“If there was no ladies, I wouldn't wanna be on the planet. Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here.”

“I was born on a plantation, and things weren't so good. We didn't have any money. I never thought of the word 'poor' 'til I got to be a man, but when you live in a house that you can always peek out of and see what kind of day it is, you're not doing so well. And your rest room is not inside the house.”

“If my fans want to do something for me when that time comes, I say, don't waste your money on me. Help the homeless. Help the needy... people who don't have no food... Instead of some big funeral, where they come from here and there and all over. Save it.”

“I never wanted to be like other blues singers. I might like hearing them play, but I've never wanted to be anyone other than myself. There are a few people that I've wished I could play like, but when I tried, it didn't work.”

“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.”

“It's about ladies, as usual. I'm telling the ladies I got the right temperature to keep them warm.”

“I am no longer married, so ladies... there you go.”

“I was just cruising around the streets of South Beach and got scouted. Two ladies stopped my parents and said, 'This kid needs to try the sport of inline speed skating,' so I did and I remember falling in love with it and the thrill of racing.”

“The number of old ladies who've beaten me up on TV is absolutely ridiculous.”

“Ladies be seated, and let's have a wonderful time!”

“I was always interested in ladies' fashion.”