As Soon As I Began To Earn

Every Small Town Has Its Dramatic Group, Its Barber-shop Quartet, Every Home Has Music In One Form Or Another.

My Singing Is Part Of Me, Like My Stoutness, Or My Light Hair, Or My Poor Eyesight.

I Know I'm Fat And I Know My Hair Is Straight, But I Can Sing.

In Nearly All Ballads, The Words Set The Mood And Meaning, While The Music Intensifies Or Enhances Them.

It Has Been Said That Genius Is Only The Power Of Making Continuous Effort. The Line Between Failure And Success Is So Fine That We Scarcely Know When We Pass It. We Are Told That There Is No Failure, Except In No Longer Trying - No Defeat, Except From Within, No Really Insurmountable Barrier Save Our Own Weakness Of Purpose.