A woman always has her man, but the man unconsciously leans on his roots, his heritage. He feels like an orphan without his parents.
“We didn't have any segregation at the Cotton Club. No. The Cotton Club was wide open, it was free.”
“While at the same time knowing that once he had gone down that road, once it was clear that his life was never a peaceful one from that moment on. He always knew that there was somebody that would like to kill him.”