What Kept Me Sane Was Knowing That

The Allusion Was That I Was Actually Naked. I Loved That. It Always, Kind Of Shocked People Enough That They Became Mine Immediately.

I Believe In Racial Memory Too. I'm Sure I've Got Ancient African Blood In Me That Has Something To Do With What I Am.

Music Is An Art And Art Has Its Own Rules. And One Of Them Is That You Must Pay More Attention To It Than Anything Else In The World, If You Are Going To Be True To Yourself. And If You Don't Do It - And You Are An Artist - It Punishes You.

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

Since I Was Three I've Been Playing The Piano. I've Been Onstage.