Critics Don't Buy Records. They

It's Not The People In The South Who Create Racial Problems - It's The People Who Are Governing.

I ... Started Out To Become A Jazz Pianist; In The Meantime I Started Singing And I Sang The Way I Felt And That's Just The Way It Came Out.

I'm In The Music Business For One Purpose - To Make Money.

I Often Wonder Whether Negroes Like Myself Who Are Pretty Well Known Help Out At All In Breaking Down Barriers.

I Got The Message. All Of Us Get The Message, Sooner Or Later. If You Get It Before It's Too Late Or Before You're Too Old, You'll Pull Through All Right.