Since I Was Three I've Been Playing

I'm A Real Rebel With A Cause.

You Can't Help It. An Artist's Duty, As Far As I'm Concerned, Is To Reflect The Times.

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.

That's A Very High Goal To Have, Study Eight Hours A Day To Be A Concert Pianist.

I Am Particular About The Seating Of The Audience - Also About How Much Money They Pay - But Most Of All Where They Are Seated. If I Am Going To Sing Something Intimate, Who Am I Going To Sing It To?