“If my fans want to do something for me when that time comes, I say, do...” — B. B. King Quote

“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 liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and a few others.”

“We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.”

“I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.”

“I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me... don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.'”

“After writing 'The Omnivore's Dilemma,' I wanted to write a book that got past the choir, that got to people who didn't care about how their food was grown but who did care about their health.”

“Older people shouldn't eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get.”

“When I was 26, I founded Peaceworks as a food company that brought together Israelis, Arabs, Turks, and others in conflict regions to make and sell various food products from the Middle East. That economic cooperation helped bridge divides and cultivate mutual understanding among neighbors.”

“The stories of wine lords who trade wine on intimidation or food critics who trade free meals for reviews... those are the stories of my life. I am telling the stories of my life in a true way.”

“Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial.”

“I know I have eaten more good food, drunk more beer and fine wine, had more friends, and seen more of the world than most men ever will.”