If You Can Play The Blues, You

When I Started To Sing Like Myself - As Opposed To Imitating Nat Cole, Which I Had Done For A While - When I Started Singing Like Ray Charles, It Had This Spiritual And Churchy, This Religious Or Gospel Sound. It Had This Holiness And Preachy Tone To It. It Was Very Controversial. I Got A Lot Of Criticism For It.

Music Is The Chalk To The Blackboard Of Life. Without It Everything Is A Blank Slate

I Sing What I Sing True. Each Night I Sing It The Way I Feel That Night.

The Role Of The Designer Is Basically That Of A Good Host, Anticipating The Needs Of The Guest.

When I Was Going Blind, I Didn't Turn To God. It Didn't Seem To Me Then - And It Doesn't Seem To Me Now - That Those Items Were His Concern. Early On, I Figured I Better Begin To Learn How To Count On Myself, Instead Of Counting On Supernatural Forces.