Who said "The blues ain't about being sad. It's about being real."?

This quote is attributed to B.B. King.

The blues ain't about being sad. It's about being real. - B.B. King

"The blues ain't about being sad. It's about being real."

B.B. King

Blues Guitarist Singer American 1925–2015

"The Blues is a natural fact, it's something that a man who works all day long for eleven dollars a week just naturally falls into."

"I've always been lucky to work with good people."

"My future is right now."

"Playing the blues is like having to be re-incarnated."