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 think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going.
You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
As I got older though I wanted a life of my own. The classical training was very demanding and thorough. It was a very sheltered existence. Even though I heard blues and gospel on the radio sometimes, it was always back to the piano and study and give recitals.