Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.
It's a good time for black people to be alive.
What is love but a prelude to sorrow...with heartache ahead for your goal.
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it
There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.