Critics Don't Buy Records. They Get 'em

The Whites Come To Applaud A Negro Performer Just Like The Colored Do. When You've Got The Respect Of White And Colored, You Can Ease A Lot Of Things.

When I First Organized The King Cole Trio Back In 1937, We Were Strictly What You Would Call An Instrumental Group. To Break The Monotony, I Would Sing A Few Songs Here And There Between The Playing. I Sang Things I Had Known Over The Years. I Wasn't Trying To Give It Any Special Treatment, Just Singing. I Noticed Thereafter People Started Requesting More Singing, And It Was Just One Of Those Things.

You've Got To Change With The Public's Taste.

I Got The Message. All Of Us Get The Message, Sooner Or Later. If You Get It Before It's Too Late Or Before You're Too Old, You'll Pull Through All Right.

Smile And Maybe Tomorrow You'll See That Life Is Still Worth While If You Just Smile