If I Don't Have A Mother, I'll

Music Was The One Thing I Could Control. It Was The One World That Offered Me Freedom. When I Played Music, My Nightmares Ended. My Family Problems Disappeared. I Didnt Have To Search For Answers. The Answers Lay No Further Than The Bell Of My Trumpet And My Scrawled, Pencilled Scores. Music Made Me Full, Strong, Popular, Self-reliant And Cool.

I Don't Deserve A Songwriters Hall Of Fame Award. But Fifteen Years Ago, I Had A Brain Operation And I Didn't Deserve That, Either. So I'll Keep It.

I Got A Scholarship To Seattle University And I Was Writing Arrangements For Singers And Everybody. But The Music Course Was Too Dry And I Really Wanted To Get Away From Home.

You Have To Know That Your Real Home Is Within.

I Was Married For 36 Years But Now I'm Free.