I knew exactly what I was, and there was no hang-up with me. None whatsoever. The fact that the pigment of my skin maybe being lighter brown than other people of my race, maybe some of them, but you know… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
Today the kids that are out now they make a hit record and they put them right out on the stage with 10,000 people out there and they don't know anything about the business yet. — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
Piano should be the one. Yeah, because that's your basis. Everything is right there in front of you. — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
... Geniuses have a little extra something. There's that little something that you know is a little different. — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
I'm not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they don't last. — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
My youngest daughter sings. She's going to be very good. She's graduated from Music School and she's been working down around and getting her… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music, your horn is down… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music, your horn is down… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
As a matter of fact they'd blacken us down. I guess there's a reason that according to what the Caucasian wanted us to look… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn't think of… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
I just went to Harvard a little while, because I graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington and then I went up there but… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such,… — Billy Eckstine Copy Share Image
