This Is The World You Have Made

I Feel More Alive Now Than I Ever Have In My Life. I Have A Chance To Live, As I've Dreamed.

If I Want To Take A Particular Form Of Blues Somewhere Else I Have The Equipment To Do It But I Never Even Thought Of It.

I'm Sorry That I Did Not Become The World's First Black Classic Pianist. I Think I Would Have Been Happier.

My People Have Very Subtle Slang, Inflections And Ways Of Saying Things That Has Little To Do With Words. If You're From The Same Place, You'll Feel The Jargon And Know Exactly What's Happening. Same With Any Neighborhood Cat. What He Sees And Hears And Feels And Lives Makes Him What He Is. That's What Blues Is.

When A Child Is Gifted, People Try To Help That Child.