When I Choose Material For

We Have Ordered Things So Long In A Certain Way, We Are Numb. Nobody Dares Question It. This Is What Is Wrong, Symbolically, With America.

As I Got Older Though I Wanted A Life Of My Own. The Classical Training Was Very Demanding And Thorough. It Was A Very Sheltered Existence. Even Though I Heard Blues And Gospel On The Radio Sometimes, It Was Always Back To The Piano And Study And Give Recitals.

I Would Like A Man Now Who Is Rich, And Who Can Give Me A Boat - A Sailboat. I Want To Own It And Let Him Pay For It. My First Love Is The Sea And Water, Not Music. Music Is Second.

I'm Sorry That I Did Not Become The World's First Black Classic Pianist. I Think I Would Have Been Happier.

I Had Heard Blues And Jazz All My Life But I Was Never Aware That It Was Associated With Nightclubs And Drinking.