I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.
I don't like to go to strange places.
I love to travel to hear different kinds of music.
You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.
Desegregation is a joke.
I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they're not alone.