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I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water.

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I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

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I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

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