I Never Wanted To Be Famous. I

Love Is A Special Word, And I Use It Only When I Mean It. You Say The Word Too Much And It Becomes Cheap.

I Was Born With Music Inside Me. Music Was One Of My Parts. Like My Ribs, My Kidneys, My Liver, My Heart. Like My Blood. It Was A Force Already Within Me When I Arrived On The Scene. It Was A Necessity For Me-like Food Or Water.

What Makes My Approach Special Is That I Do Different Things. I Do Jazz, Blues, Country Music And So Forth. I Do Them All, Like A Good Utility Man.

Other Arms Reach Out To Me, Other Eyes Smile Tenderly, Still In Peaceful Dreams I See, The Road Leads Back To You.

I Never Considered Myself Part Of Rock 'n' Roll. My Stuff Was More Adult. It Was More Difficult For Teenagers To Relate To; My Stuff Was Filled With More Despair Than Anything You'd Associate With Rock 'n' Roll. Since I Couldn't See People Dancing, I Didn't Write Jitterbugs Or Twists. I Wrote Rhythms That Moved Me. My Style Requires Pure Heart Singing.