It Doesn't Matter To Me What Is

I Would Like You To Know, I Am A Doctor Of Music.

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 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.

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

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