"If I want to take a particular form of blues somewhere else I have the equipment to do it but I never even thought of it."
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"As I got older though I wanted a life of my own. The classical training was very demanding and thorough. It was a very sheltered existence. Even though I heard blues and gospel on the radio sometimes, it was always back to the piano and study and give recitals."
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"By the time I was eight I was taking classical piano lessons and I wanted to be a concert pianist. But that didn't work out. I graduated from high school and my formal education ended."
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"I can't stand loud guitars that make me deaf."
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"I was reared in the church from the age of three. I've played piano since I was three. I performed at revivals and for my people around North Carolina for several years. People around town collected money to send me to school."
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"I love to travel to hear different kinds of music."
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"I can read and arrange, but I can't write."
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"I'm a nut for Bach as a composer."
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