In High School I Was On The

I Always Wanted To Be A Spontaneous Composer.

I Am Charles Mingus, Half Black Man, Not Even White Enough To Pass For Nothing But Black. I Am Charles Mingus, A Famed Jazzman, But Not Famed Enough To Make A Living In This Society.

I Was Born Swinging And Clapped My Hands In Church As A Little Boy, But I've Grown Up And I Like To Do Things Other Than Just Swing. But Blues Can Do More Than Just Swing.

Tastes Are Created By The Business Interests. How Else Can You Explain The Popularity Of Al Hirt?

My Music Is Evidence Of My Souls Will To Live.