I Made A Promise To Myself To

The Best Thing About Living... Is The Chance To Keep On Doing It!

I Learned From Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, The Nicholas Brothers, The Whole Thing, The Whole Schmear. [the Cotton Club] Was A Great Place Because It Hired Us, For One Thing, At A Time When It Was Really Rough [for Black Performers].

Music Became My Refuge And Then My Salvation.

I Really Do Hate To Sing.

I Want To Sing Like Aretha Franklin. Before Her I Wanted The Technical Ability Of Ella Fitzgerald.