Hell, nobody knows where jazz is going to go. There may be a kid right now in Chitlin Switch, Georgia, who is going to come along and upset everybody.

The only music I don't like is bad music.

Michael (Jackson) was so shy, he'd sit down and sing behind the couch with his back to me while I sat with my hands over my eyes-and the lights off.

Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.

I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.

Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.

I never felt like I had a mother.