The Only Music I Don't Like Is

We Were In The Heart Of The Ghetto In Chicago During The Depression, And Every Block - It Was Probably The Biggest Black Ghetto In America - Every Block Also Is The Spawning Ground Practically For Every Gangster, Black And White, In America Too.

It's Amazing How Much Trouble You Can Get In When You Don't Have Anything Else To Do.

The People Who Make It To The Top - Whether They're Musicians, Or Great Chefs, Or Corporate Honchos - Are Addicted To Their Calling ... [they] Are The Ones Who'd Be Doing Whatever It Is They Love, Even If They Weren't Being Paid.

I Got A Scholarship To Seattle University And I Was Writing Arrangements For Singers And Everybody. But The Music Course Was Too Dry And I Really Wanted To Get Away From Home.

Though Negative Things Have Happened To Me, God Somehow Let Me Know That Becoming Bitter Was Not The Way To Go. You Die When You Do That. Someone Once Told Me That If You Fully Open Your Arms To Receive Love, You'll Get Some Scratches And Cuts On Your Arms, But A Lot Of Love Will Come In. If You Close Your Arms, You Might Never Get Cut - But The Good Stuff Won't Come In Either.