My Music Had Roots Which I'd Dug

My Mom Taught Me A Lot. A Lot About Minding Your Own Business And Leaving Other People's Business Alone. And Let Them Think What They Want.

Music To Me Is Like Breathing. I Don't Get Tired Of Breathing, I Don't Get Tired Of Music.

Art Tatum -- He Was A Genius. And Einstein, Not Me.

What Makes My Approach Special Is That I Do Different Things. I Do Jazz, Blues, Country Music And So Forth. I Do Them All, Like A Good Utility Man.

Many Times During Auditions, I Was Told That I Couldn't Carry A Note With A Bucket, And That I Sure Couldn't Play The Piano.