Since I Was Three I've Been Playing

Jazz Is Not Just Music, It's A Way Of Life, It's A Way Of Being, A Way Of Thinking. . . . The New Inventive Phrases We Make Up To Describe Things - All That To Me Is Jazz Just As Much As The Music We Play.

My Singing, If You Want To Call It That Is Merely Another Medium Of Expression. Just An Instrument I Play. That's How I See My Voice.

I'm Just Human, I Have Faults Like Anyone

I Don't Like To Go To Strange Places. I Was In Italy For About Five Hours On My Way To Africa.

I Do Not Believe In Mixing Of The Races. You Can Quote Me. I Don't Believe In It, And I Never Have. I've Never Changed. I've Never Changed My Hair. I've Never Changed My Color, I Have Always Been Proud Of Myself, And My Fans Are Proud Of Me For Remaining The Way I've Always Been. I Married A White Man One Time, But He Was A Creep