Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.

Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're the honky," she said, "who stole my song and got a hit out of it?

I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.

I'm a real rebel with a cause.

I believe the time will come when the whole definition of pop music will change. It will get to the point where a song will not be a good song until it has a high level of creativity in writing and performance. In other words, in order to be popular, songs will have to meet these high standards.

I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.