Since I Was Three I've Been Playing

It's Time To Take A Look At My Failures And Stop Calling Them Successes. Now I Can Start Working At Something That Can Use Me Best.

Every Day Has Its Emotional Difficulties. I Miss My Mother Whether I'm Singing Her Music Or Not.

Music Has Been A Burden And A Joy For As Long As I Can Remember.

My People Have Very Subtle Slang, Inflections And Ways Of Saying Things That Has Little To Do With Words. If You're From The Same Place, You'll Feel The Jargon And Know Exactly What's Happening. Same With Any Neighborhood Cat. What He Sees And Hears And Feels And Lives Makes Him What He Is. That's What Blues Is.

I Was Reared In The Church From The Age Of Three. I've Played Piano Since I Was Three. I Performed At Revivals And For My People Around North Carolina For Several Years. People Around Town Collected Money To Send Me To School.