I Play Piano, By Ear. Yes, I

Anything Human Can Be Felt Through Music, Which Means That There Is No Limit To The Creating That Can Be Done With Music. You Can Take The Same Phrase From Any Song And Cut It Up So Many Different Ways - It's Infinite. It's Like God... You Know?

I Had Spent Many Years Pursuing Excellence, Because That Is What Classical Music Is All About... Now It Was Dedicated To Freedom, And That Was Far More Important.

Every Day Has Its Emotional Difficulties. I Miss My Mother Whether I'm Singing Her Music Or Not.

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.

Since I Was Three I've Been Playing The Piano. I've Been Onstage. My Mother Is An Evangelist And I Used To Play The Piano At Her Revival Meetings.