I was born with music inside me

I'm not a jazz singer, blues singer or country singer. I'm a singer that can sing rhythm & blues, that can sing jazz, that can sing country. There's a big difference. In other words, I'm not a specialist.

I was born with music inside me. That's the only explanation I know of

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

Just like you can buy grades of silk, you can buy grades of justice.

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.

What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.