“I once wrote a short story called 'The Best Blues Singer in the World,...” — August Wilson Quote

“I once wrote a short story called 'The Best Blues Singer in the World,' and it went like this: 'The streets that Balboa walked were his own private ocean, and Balboa was drowning.' End of story. That says it all. Nothing else to say. I've been rewriting that same story over and over again. All my plays are rewriting that same story.”

“We were what you would call a poor family, but we were rich in so many things. We did family things together. We always had dessert, even if it was just Jell-O. So, I never knew I was poor.”

“My template for most songs is 'Is this inspiring?' and with the blues it so often is.”

“But what I like to sing mostly is blues and cabaret style.”

“The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.”