Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all and just start singing whatever came to mind. I actually fought the idea for a while because it seemed almost…

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Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet...

Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet...

Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special...

Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special...

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the...

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the...

Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern...

Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern...

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I...

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I...

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably...

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably...

I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about...

I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about...

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't...

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't...

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I...

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I...

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But...

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But...

I have a lot of albums yet to do.

I have a lot of albums yet to do.

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a...

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a...

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the...

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the...

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and...

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and...

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some...

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some...