To Most White People, Jazz

I Think If I Were Over There In America, Protest Music Would Be More Important. But I'm Not Going.

Music Is One Of The Ways By Which You Can Know Everything Which Is Going On In The World. You Can Feel... Through Music... Whew... You Can Feel The Vibrations Of Everybody In The World At Any Given Moment.

How Do You Explain What It Feels Like To Get On The Stage And Make Poetry That You Know Sinks Into The Hearts And Souls Of People Who Are Unable To Express It

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.

I'm A Nut For Bach As A Composer.