Mr. KING: (Singing) I heard it's 3:00 in the morning, can't even close my eyes.

NPR: Building a Museum for B.B. King

Even now, when I close my eyes, I can picture my old house, which seemed to shrink each day under the weight of poverty.

NPR: Literature and Lullabies from the 'Axis of Evil'

Even though I'm close to legally blind, I don't have to obscure my piercing blue eyes with glasses, because I wear contact lenses.

NPR: Chapter 1