Music Is The Chalk To The Blackboard

Nowadays They Say You Need A Special Chip To Put In The Tv So Kids Can't Watch This And That. In My Day, We Didn't Need A Chip. My Mom Was The Chip. End Of Story.

I Never Considered Myself Part Of Rock 'n' Roll. My Stuff Was More Adult. It Was More Difficult For Teenagers To Relate To; My Stuff Was Filled With More Despair Than Anything You'd Associate With Rock 'n' Roll. Since I Couldn't See People Dancing, I Didn't Write Jitterbugs Or Twists. I Wrote Rhythms That Moved Me. My Style Requires Pure Heart Singing.

The Important Thing Is To Feel Your Music, Really Feel It And Believe It.

Learning To Read Music In Braille And Play By Ear Helped Me Develop A Damn Good Memory.

There's Such A Thing As Too Much Happiness And Sadness. What I'm After Is Contentment.