Music Became My Refuge And

The Naked Female Body Is Treated So Weirdly In Society. It's Like People Are Constantly Begging To See It, But Once They Do, Someone's A Hoe.

I Had My Schooling Right There In The Cotton Club.

A Little Nepotism Never Hurt Nobody, Honey. If You Got It, Use It. Press On With It. Remind Them Of It.

I'm Not A Career Kind Of Person. When I Saw New Music, New Trends Coming In, I Didn't See Any Place For Me. And I Didn't Think About It As A Career Loss, Because I Was Married - I Have A Great- Grandchild Now. The Low Points Were When I Lost People That I Really Cared About.

Count Basie Isn't Just A Man, Or Even Just A Band. He's A Way Of Life.