It's Time To Take A Look At

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

Music Is An Art And Art Has Its Own Rules. And One Of Them Is That You Must Pay More Attention To It Than Anything Else In The World, If You Are Going To Be True To Yourself. And If You Don't Do It - And You Are An Artist - It Punishes You.

I Believe In Racial Memory Too. I'm Sure I've Got Ancient African Blood In Me That Has Something To Do With What I Am.

I Do Not Believe In Mixing Of The Races. You Can Quote Me. I Don't Believe In It, And I Never Have. I've Never Changed. I've Never Changed My Hair. I've Never Changed My Color, I Have Always Been Proud Of Myself, And My Fans Are Proud Of Me For Remaining The Way I've Always Been. I Married A White Man One Time, But He Was A Creep

I Had Heard Blues And Jazz All My Life But I Was Never Aware That It Was Associated With Nightclubs And Drinking.