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From The Beginning, It Has Been A No-no For A Black Man To Touch A White Woman.

I Try To Swim Every Damn Day I Can, And I've Learned To Scuba Dive And Snorkel.

The Worst Thing About That Kind Of Prejudice... Is That While You Feel Hurt And Angry And All The Rest Of It, It Feeds You Self-doubt. You Start Thinking, Perhaps I Am Not Good Enough.

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 Only Knew Classical Music, Which To Me Was The Only True Music. The Only Way I Could Survive At The Bar Was To Mix The Classical Music With Popular Songs, And That Meant I Had To Sing. What Happened Was That I Discovered I Had A Voice Plus The Talent To Mix Classical Music Together With More Popular Songs, Which At The Time I Detested.