The Whole Basis Of My Singing Is

I Try To Improvise Like Les Young, Louis Armstrong Or Someone Else I Admire. What Comes Out Is What I Feel.

I Hate Straight Singing. I Have To Change A Tune To My Own Way Of Doing It. That's All I Know.

When Lester Plays, He Almost Seems To Be Singing; One Can Almost Hear The Words.

The Whole Basis Of My Singing Is Feeling. Unless I Feel Something, I Can't Sing.

I Never Had A Chance To Play With Dolls Like Other Kids. I Started Working When I Was Six Years Old.