Madison Avenue Is Afraid Of The Dark.

People Don't Slip. Time Catches Up With Them.

I Was A Guinea Pig For Some Hoodlums Who Thought They Could Hurt Me And Frighten Me And Keep Other Negro Entertainers From The South.

Music Is Emotional, And You May Catch A Musician In A Very Unemotional Mood Or You May Not Be In The Same Frame Of Mind As The Musician. So A Critic Will Often Say A Musician Is Slipping.

The Whites Come To Applaud A Negro Performer Just Like The Colored Do. When You've Got The Respect Of White And Colored, You Can Ease A Lot Of Things.

I'm A Musician At Heart. I Know I'm Not Really A Singer. I Couldn't Compete With Real Singers. But I Sing Because The Public Buys It.