I Have A Cultured Manner Of Speaking.

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.

I Think The Rich Will Eventually Have To Cave In Too, Because The Economic Situation Around The World Is Not Gonna Tolerate The United States Being On Top Forever.

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?

I Play Piano, By Ear. Yes, I Write Songs... And Good Ones.

If I Get An Idea I Put It On Tape And Somebody Else Writes It Out.