I Was Always A Politician From The

It's A New Dawn, It's A New Day...and I'm Feeling Good.

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," A Song That Was Written For Simone, She Confronted The Band's Lead Singer, Eric Burdon. "so You're The Honky," She Said, "who Stole My Song And Got A Hit Out Of It?

I Applied For A Scholarship To Curtis Institute Of Music In Philadelphia. I Knew I Was Good Enough, But They Turned Me Down. And It Took Me About Six Months To Realize It Was Because I Was Black. I Never Really Got Over That Jolt Of Racism At The Time.

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

Music Is An Art And Art Has Its Own Rules. And One Of Them Is That You Must Pay More Attention To It Than Anything Else In The World, If You Are Going To Be True To Yourself. And If You Don't Do It - And You Are An Artist - It Punishes You.