Music's Been Around A Long Time, And

It's Like Duke Ellington Said, There Are Only Two Kinds Of Music - Good And Bad. And You Can Tell When Something Is Good.

Don't Go Backwards - You've Already Been There.

I'm Not A Jazz Singer, Blues Singer Or Country Singer. I'm A Singer That Can Sing Rhythm & Blues, That Can Sing Jazz, That Can Sing Country. There's A Big Difference. In Other Words, I'm Not A Specialist.

I Don't Sing A Song Unless I Feel It. The Song Don't Tug At My Heart, I Pass On It. I Have To Believe In What I'm Doing.

I Never Considered Myself Part Of Rock 'n' Roll. My Stuff Was More Adult. It Was More Difficult For Teenagers To Relate To; My Stuff Was Filled With More Despair Than Anything You'd Associate With Rock 'n' Roll. Since I Couldn't See People Dancing, I Didn't Write Jitterbugs Or Twists. I Wrote Rhythms That Moved Me. My Style Requires Pure Heart Singing.