Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.
Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought.
I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I don't think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die.
To be young, gifted and black!