Music Has Been A Burden And A

Funk, Gospel, Blues Is All Out Of Slavery Times, Out Of Depression, Out Of Sorrow.

I Am Particular About The Seating Of The Audience - Also About How Much Money They Pay - But Most Of All Where They Are Seated. If I Am Going To Sing Something Intimate, Who Am I Going To Sing It To?

To Be Young, Gifted And Black!

There Are All Kinds Of Things That Can Be Done. You Can Change Rhythms, You Can Change Chords, You Can Change Whole Concepts. But It Will Only Work, On A Record Or In A Performance, If You Can Make The People Buy It.

If I Get An Idea I Put It On Tape And Somebody Else Writes It Out.