I Look Forward To Doing My Own

I'm Sorry That I Did Not Become The World's First Black Classic Pianist. I Think I Would Have Been Happier.

Jazz Is Not Just Music, It's A Way Of Life, It's A Way Of Being, A Way Of Thinking. . . . The New Inventive Phrases We Make Up To Describe Things - All That To Me Is Jazz Just As Much As The Music We Play.

Music Has Been A Burden And A Joy For As Long As I Can Remember.

I Would Like You To Know, I Am A Doctor Of Music.

My People Have Very Subtle Slang, Inflections And Ways Of Saying Things That Has Little To Do With Words. If You're From The Same Place, You'll Feel The Jargon And Know Exactly What's Happening. Same With Any Neighborhood Cat. What He Sees And Hears And Feels And Lives Makes Him What He Is. That's What Blues Is.