To Be Young, Gifted And Black!

I Was Always A Politician From The Day The Civil Rights People Chose Me As Their Protest Singer.

There's No Excuse For The Young People Not Knowing Who The Heroes And Heroines Are Or Were.

I Applied For A Scholarship To Curtis Institute Of Music In Philadelphia. I Knew I Was Good Enough, But They Turned Me Down. And It Took Me About Six Months To Realize It Was Because I Was Black. I Never Really Got Over That Jolt Of Racism At The Time.

When I Choose Material For An Album All These Songs I Grew Up With Pour Into My Head.

My Love Is Like The Wind And Wild Is The Wind. Give Me More Than One Caress, Satisfy My Hungriness. Let The Wind Blow Through Your Heart For Wild Is The Wind.