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"When I got to Chicago I had to find my way."
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"I think that unless you grew up in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, you're sheltered."
"I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s."
"After that, I started going downtown and doing a lot of theater shows in Chicago. When you go downtown there, it's like you're in New York, it's like going to Broadway."
"I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!"
"A Chicago alderman once confessed he needed physical exercise but didn't like jogging, because in that sport you couldn't hit anyone."
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"Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do."
"I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that."
"I have as much input to the blues; I just never got the chance, the opportunity or maybe the respect."
"But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?"
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