Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.

There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!

Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.

Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.

I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.

I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.