Once You Discover That You Can, Then

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 Sang Do-wop On The Street Corner Before It Was Called Do-wop.

Once You Discover That You Can, Then You Must. And It's Not Easy. You Have To Take Direct Steps. You Really Have To Count Your Blessings And You Have To Make A Decided Effort To Not Get Seduced By The Blues.

I Kind Of Knew Something Was Going On, And My Older Brothers And Sisters Were Singing Be-boppish Kinds Of Stuff In The Living Room, And I Was Listening. I Started Singing, Warmer Than A Summer Night, At Seven Or Eight Years Old.

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.