I never thought of myself as a writer..
Not to deny that it is a thinking people's music, but when I listen to music if I ever catch myself thinking, I'm in trouble--I know something is wro….
Jazz is improvisation and syncopation, with resilience and flow, with earthy elegance, nuance and subtlety, with the integrity of individual expressi….
I did all you can do with a clarinet. Any more would have been less..
Every time you enter a space, you are on public display. Nothing is private..
Kind words are the music of the world..
They tell me Wagner's music is better than it sounds..
These is old blues / and I sing em like any woman do. / These the old blues / and I sing em, sing em, sing em. Just like any woman do. / My life ain'….
God never violates the trust we put in Him..
Everyone had so much to say..
Anything you throw yourself into, you better get yourself out of..
Don't do nothing because you can't do everything. Do something!.
I’ve always loved Alice Cooper..
There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste..
Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost..
The blues records of each decade explain something about the philosophical basis of our lives as black people. ... Blues is a basis of historical con….
Success isn't something that occurs. Success is something that you create.
We are called not to adjust ourselves to each other, but to adjust ourselves to God..
My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company..
Drumming is like film directing. You build a framework for everyone to create something together..
One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them..