I Love Women, But I've Never Had

My Father Would Have Been Made A Bishop Much Earlier Than He Was Had It Not Been For Me And My Image.

I Never Do What Anyone Else Is Doing. I Could Walk Away From Music And Become A Farmer Or Do Some Crochet. The Worst Thing In Life For Me Is To Do Something I'm Not Happy Doing.

My Dad's Family Were Political And He Was Always A Theatrical Creature, Whereas My Mum Is Really Musical And Her Father Was The Touring Pianist With Nat King Cole. My Family Was An Explosive Mixture Of Politics, Religion And Music - No Wonder I Turned Out How I Did.

In Jamaica We Had The English Way Of Schooling From The Age Of Four, So When I Got To America I Was Already A Few Years Advanced Because I Started School At The Age Of Three-and-a-half Rather Than Six And My Grades Moved Up Accordingly. In America, They Start You At School At Six Because The Grades Are Different. I Had To Take A Test And They Didn't Know What To Do With Me. It Wasn't That I Was Any Smarter; I Had Just Started Younger. All Of A Sudden I Was Jumped From Eighth To Tenth Grade. They Said I Was Very Smart, But I Was Only Smart In Languages, Really.

I Loved All Those Classic Figures From The '30s And '40s... Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth. They Had Such Glamour And Style. I Loved The Movies Of Those Times Too - So Much Attention Paid To Details, Lights, Clothing, The Way The Studios Would Develop Talent.