Once, When We Were Playing At The

I've Had Some Wonderful Love Affairs And Some That Didn't Work Out. I Don't Want To Dwell On That And I Don't Want To Put People Down, But I Think All The Fabulous Places I've Been, The Wonderful Things That Have Happened For Me, The Great People I've Met - That Ought To Make A Story.

Sometimes When We're Flying Or In The Hotel, I Might Run Over Songs, Or In The Bathroom.

I Used To Be Very Self-conscious. I Used To Wish I Was Pretty. My Cousin Georgia Always Taught Me That If You Smile, People Will Like You. Sometimes People Will Say Something You Don't Like, And You Get Angry A Bit, But You Just Smile. You Let It Go By, Even If You Really Would Like To Choke 'em. By Smiling, I Think I've Made More Friends Than If I Was The Other Way.

Once, When We Were Playing At The Apollo Theater, Holiday Was Working A Block Away At The Harlem Opera House. Some Of Us Went Over Between Shows To Catch Her, And Afterwards We Went Backstage. I Did Something Then, And I Still Don't Know If It Was The Right Thing To Do—i Asked Her For Her Autograph.

It Isn't Where You Came From, Its Where You're Going That Counts.