dellic music was, too. right. tell me the pressures you felt back then as you were doing it? the pressures were danger and fear of your life. it was just total chaos. people did not respect our color at all, so it was not easy to feel comfortable while you re driving from state to state or across country. you actually talked about being warned by various groups and agencies not to get into politics, not to have politics play an overt role in your performances, and yet you do talk about the fact it was inherently political. yes, it was very political, and still is. it s still a very, very political thing. music is the key to all kinds of