I've Met Every Freak In The Business.

Though Negative Things Have Happened To Me, God Somehow Let Me Know That Becoming Bitter Was Not The Way To Go. You Die When You Do That. Someone Once Told Me That If You Fully Open Your Arms To Receive Love, You'll Get Some Scratches And Cuts On Your Arms, But A Lot Of Love Will Come In. If You Close Your Arms, You Might Never Get Cut - But The Good Stuff Won't Come In Either.

I'm A Great Believer In Letting Lyrics Just Flow Out, Wherever They Come From.

My Earliest Memories Are Being Pinned To A Fence With A Switchblade.

A Lot Of The Guys Were Like That - Oscar Pettiford - They Just Took Me Under Their Wing, And That's Why I Automatically Help Young People. I Just Love It, Because They Did That For Me.

I Went With Lionel Hampton For Three Years. Out Of That Came A Trip To Europe.