I Made A Promise To Myself To

Count Basie Isn't Just A Man, Or Even Just A Band. He's A Way Of Life.

The Naked Female Body Is Treated So Weirdly In Society. It's Like People Are Constantly Begging To See It, But Once They Do, Someone's A Hoe.

I Thought Of Singing And Acting As A Living-making. I Was Able To Take Care Of Myself And A Few Of My Friends.

After I Got Over The Terrible Pain Of Having Something Of Mine Taken From Me, I Began To Think How Bad Everybody Else Must Be Feeling. It Wasn't A Nice Time.

I Was Unique In That I Was A Kind Of Black That White People Could Accept. I Was Their Daydream. I Had The Worst Kind Of Acceptance Because It Was Never For How Great I Was Or What I Contributed. It Was Because Of The Way I Looked.