I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.

I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.

I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it's too late or before you're too old, you'll pull through all right.

Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.

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'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.

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