From The Beginning, It Has Been A

When I Was Studying... There Weren't Any Black Concert Pianists. My Choices Were Intuitive, And I Had The Technique To Do It. People Have Heard My Music And Heard The Classic In It, So I Have Become Known As A Black Classical Pianist.

I'm A Real Rebel With A Cause.

If I Get An Idea I Put It On Tape And Somebody Else Writes It Out.

I Was Always A Politician From The Day The Civil Rights People Chose Me As Their Protest Singer.

It's A Good Time For Black People To Be Alive.