The fabulous places I've been, wonderful things that've happened, great people I've met ought to make a story.
When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
The only thing better than singing is more singing.
Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.
Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.
I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
Just don't give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.