Music Has Been A Burden And A

I Know I'm Different, But I Don't Think About It.

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.

I Was Always A Politician From The Day The Civil Rights People Chose Me As Their Protest Singer.

There's No Excuse For The Young People Not Knowing Who The Heroes And Heroines Are Or Were.

When I Was Studying... There Weren't Any Black Concert Pianists. My Choices Were Intuitive, And I Had The Technique To Do It. People Have Heard My Music And Heard The Classic In It, So I Have Become Known As A Black Classical Pianist.