To Be Young, Gifted And Black!

Jazz Is Not Just Music, It's A Way Of Life, It's A Way Of Being, A Way Of Thinking.

This May Be A Dream, But I'll Say It Anyway: I Was Supposed To Be Married Last Year, And I Bought A Gown. When I Meet Nelson Mandela, I Shall Put On This Gown And Have The Train Of It Removed And Put Aside, And Kiss The Ground That He Walks On And Then Kiss His Feet.

You Can't Help It. An Artist's Duty, As Far As I'm Concerned, Is To Reflect The Times.

I Believe The Time Will Come When The Whole Definition Of Pop Music Will Change. It Will Get To The Point Where A Song Will Not Be A Good Song Until It Has A High Level Of Creativity In Writing And Performance. In Other Words, In Order To Be Popular, Songs Will Have To Meet These High Standards.

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.