I Was A Piano Player Before I

I Don't Think People In Power Have The Potential To Do Anything Like That To Me. I Feel As Though As Long As Our Music Is Available, Folks Are Going To Hear It.

Oftentimes, The Way It Seems To Be Is That Our Artists In Particular Point Themselves Out As Spokesmen For A Certain Constituency In A Community, And Thereby Place Themselves In That Vulnerable Position.

I Don't Mind Being Criticized. I Enjoy Being Criticized Personally, Not By Rumor.

Colour Is Not The Issue In America; Class Is.

I Am A Black Man Dedicated To Expression; Expression Of The Joy And Pride Of Blackness. I Consider Myself Neither Poet, Composer, Or Musician. These Are Merely Tools Used By Sensitive Men To Carve Out A Piece Of Beauty Or Truth That They Hope May Lead To Peace And Salvation.