I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.
Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
You've got to learn to leave the table When love's no longer being served".
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.