I'm Just Human, I Have Faults Like

I Applied For A Scholarship To Curtis Institute Of Music In Philadelphia. I Knew I Was Good Enough, But They Turned Me Down. And It Took Me About Six Months To Realize It Was Because I Was Black. I Never Really Got Over That Jolt Of Racism At The Time.

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

I Can't Stand Loud Guitars That Make Me Deaf.

Music Is The Center Of My Life.

Greed Has Driven The World Crazy. And I Think I'm Lucky That I Have A Place Over Here That I Can Call Home.