Once You Discover That You Can, Then

I Came Here With Something In Me That I Inherited From My Folks. So I'm Going To Do Something Called Life And Times.

I Was Age Six Or Seven, And Singing, "jesus Wants Me For Her Son, Beep, To Shine For Him," And People Smiled And Pinched My Cheeks Till The Blood Vessels Broke, And I Knew I Was Doing Something Right.

It's All Background Experience And Listening And Exposure. That's Why It's So Important For People Today And During Any Time To Expose Your Children To Lots Of Different Kinds Of Things.

I Sat On The Piano Bench Next To My Mother In Church. Something Happened Before I Set Foot On This Planet. I Was Crawling Around Inside Of Her. She Was A Church Pianist. My Dad Was A Brilliant Singer. I Was Hearing It.

I Watched Elvis Presley Become - I Listened To Elvis Presley. I Watched Chuck Berry Become. I Listened To Little Richard. I Heard That Music, And It Was Part Of My Upbringing.