Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: September 23, 1930 Death: June 10, 2004
Drunken talk isn’t meant to be printed in the paper..
I always stay out of the rehearsal room you know when they first come in. Then once they had chance to play a little bit, then I walk in. Because I'v….
I think that most great artists who are extremely known, as I am, would intimidate a lot of people. I don't want to do that to people, but I know I d….
I can't help what I sound like. What I sound like is what i am. You know? I cannot be anything other that what I am..
Don't go backwards - you've already been there..
My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch ….
Other arms reach out to me, Other eyes smile tenderly, Still in peaceful dreams I see, The road leads back to you..
I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay, a big stack of bills that gets bigger each day..
Art Tatum -- he was a genius. And Einstein, not me..
I'm not a jazz singer, blues singer or country singer. I'm a singer that can sing rhythm & blues, that can sing jazz, that can sing country. There's ….
I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind..
Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over..
I don't sing a song unless I feel it. The song don't tug at my heart, I pass on it. I have to believe in what I'm doing..
The role of the designer is basically that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest..
Even though I'm not Jewish...Israel is one of the few causes I feel good about supporting..
Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically..
Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flo….
What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man..
You got to set your mind right and the rest will come to you naturally. No restrictions, no hang-ups, no stupid rules, no formalities, no forbidden f….
There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment..
I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent..