I Know I'm Different, But I Don't

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

The Pressure Of Show Business Is On All The Time And Show Business Is A Fickle Business. Whatever Is Popular Now - That's All That Counts. I Have To Constantly Re-identify Myself To Myself, Reactivate My Own Standards, My Own Convictions About What I'm Doing And Why.

As Far As Piano Players Are Concerned, Oscar Peterson Is My Very Favorite. I Also Like Mccoy Tyner. I Think That The Big Jazz Stars, Both Now And In The Past...how Shall I Say It? These Guys Are As Great As Bach, Beethoven; All Of Them. People Don't Know It Yet. If Jazz Survives And Is Put On A Pedestal As An Art Form, The Same As Classical Music Has Been Through The Years, A Hundred Years From Now The Kids Will Know Who They Were, With That Kind Of Respect.

I Tell You What Freedom Is To Me: No Fear.

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?