Music Is The Center Of

I Can't Stand Loud Guitars That Make Me Deaf.

When I Was Studying... There Weren't Any Black Concert Pianists. My Choices Were Intuitive, And I Had The Technique To Do It. People Have Heard My Music And Heard The Classic In It, So I Have Become Known As A Black Classical Pianist.

I Feel What They Feel. And People Who Listen To Me Know That, And It Makes Them Feel Like They're Not Alone.

I Applied For A Scholarship To Curtis Institute Of Music In Philadelphia. I Knew I Was Good Enough, But They Turned Me Down. And It Took Me About Six Months To Realize It Was Because I Was Black. I Never Really Got Over That Jolt Of Racism At The Time.

There's No Excuse For The Young People Not Knowing Who The Heroes And Heroines Are Or Were.