This Is The World You

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.

That's A Very High Goal To Have, Study Eight Hours A Day To Be A Concert Pianist.

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," A Song That Was Written For Simone, She Confronted The Band's Lead Singer, Eric Burdon. "so You're The Honky," She Said, "who Stole My Song And Got A Hit Out Of It?

I Was Always A Politician From The Day The Civil Rights People Chose Me As Their Protest Singer.

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.