"Black people have been through a lot. We still got a long way to go, but we'll get there."

"The only thing I ever loved more than music was my wife, Lucille."

"I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. I play music. That's all I do."

"I never had a problem with white people. Some of my best friends are white."

"I don't care about no money. I just want to play my horn."