We Stole A Box Of Honey Jars

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 Found This Out Over The Years, That Racism Is A Thinly Veiled Disguise Over Economics And Money. It Really Is.

I Got A Scholarship To Seattle University And I Was Writing Arrangements For Singers And Everybody. But The Music Course Was Too Dry And I Really Wanted To Get Away From Home.

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 Don't Deserve A Songwriters Hall Of Fame Award. But Fifteen Years Ago, I Had A Brain Operation And I Didn't Deserve That, Either. So I'll Keep It.