It Is Billie Holiday Who Was, And

Here's To The Confusion Of Our Enemies!

A Friend To Me Has No Race, No Class And Belongs To No Minority. My Friendships Were Formed Out Of Affection, Mutual Respect And A Feeling Of Having Something Strong In Common. These Are Eternal Values That Cannot Be Racially Classified. This Is The Way I Look At Race.

At Heart, I Guess I'm A Saloon Singer Because There's A Greater Intimacy Between Performer And Audience In A Nightclub. Then Again, I Love The Excitement Of Appearing Before A Big Concert Audience. Let's Just Say That The Place Isn't Important, As Long As Everybody Has A Good Time.

With Few Exceptions, Every Major Pop Singer In The Us During Her Generation Has Been Touched In Some Way By Her Genius. It Is Billie Holiday Who Was, And Still Remains, The Greatest Single Musical Influence On Me. Lady Day Is Unquestionably The Most Important Influence On American Popular Singing In The Last Twenty Years.

You Can Be The Most Artistically Perfect Performer In The World, But An Audience Is Like A Broad - If You're Indifferent, Endsville.