When I Choose Material For An Album

I Am Particular About The Seating Of The Audience - Also About How Much Money They Pay - But Most Of All Where They Are Seated. If I Am Going To Sing Something Intimate, Who Am I Going To Sing It To?

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

Jazz Is A White Term To Define Black People. My Music Is Black Classical Music.

You Can't Be Different If You Look At It. Being Gifted Is Different. I Had That In My Piano Playing. I'm Very Thankful For That. I'm Very Aware Of That. The Style And What I Fed Is Just Me. I Never Worked At It. It Just Happened.

This Is The World You Have Made Yourself, Now You Have To Live In It.