I'm Not Much On Gimmicks. I Never

I Was So Enamored With The Idea Of Being In Show Business So Everything Was Bright To Me. I Mean, I Didn't Think Of It As Being Tough And Things Like That.

I Knew Exactly What I Was, And There Was No Hang-up With Me. None Whatsoever. The Fact That The Pigment Of My Skin Maybe Being Lighter Brown Than Other People Of My Race, Maybe Some Of Them, But You Know Our Race Has All Colors.

I Was Still In School At The Time And Cab Was Very Popular And Everybody Was Doing Cab Calloway So I Did.

You Know, Times Change And The Elements Change Along With It. The Elements Of Success. And My Son's Very Successful. He's Doing Very Well. And I Have A Younger Daughter Who Sings.

When Byrd Came Out Of There, He Had Written A Lot Things While He Was In The Hospital.