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I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. We can either be ugly and contemptuous in our behavior, which will turn people off, or else we can carry ourselves with dignity and pride.

Source: Interview, Dec 1972; in Notes and Tones, by Arthur Taylor, 1977.
-- Hazel Scott, (Jun 11 1920-1981), Trinidad-US pianist, singer, writer; She was a popular pianist and singer in 1940s; sang FDR Jones; had own TV show.

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