I Guess Hip-hop Has Been Closer To

It's The Attitude About Life, Man. Looking At The Light Instead Of The Dark. Looking At Love Instead Of Fear.

The Climate In The '50s And '60s For Black Performers Or Black People In The Entertainment Business Was Atrocious. It Was Atrocious.

I Look Back And Say, "this Must Have Been Somebody Else." I Am Not Going To Tell You That When I Was 4, I Dreamed About All Of This.

Imagine What A Harmonious World It Could Be If Every Single Person, Both Young And Old Shared A Little Of What He Is Good At Doing.

Jazz Has The Power To Make Men Forget Their Differences And Come Together... Jazz Is The Personification Of Transforming Overwhelmingly Negative Circumstances Into Freedom, Friendship, Hope, And Dignity.