When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx.

- Cy Coleman

To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good.

- Cy Coleman

Someone skipped on the rent and they left behind a huge upright piano, which got moved into our apartment so the other apartment could get rented out…

- Cy Coleman

I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better.

- Cy Coleman

I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time.

- Cy Coleman

Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already.

- Cy Coleman

My background was in performing originally.

- Cy Coleman

I have a bunch of albums I would love to get re-released.

- Cy Coleman

So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country.

- Cy Coleman