I REMEMBER THIS DIVA FROM A 1973 0R 1974 SEPIA MAGAZINE ARTICLE. IT WAS A NICE PIECE. SHE WAS MY INSPIRATION AS A YOUNG MAN ON THE RISE. THANK YOU . LOVE YOUR MUSIC. Of all the Divas I love, Phyllis has always been my favorite. Her voice, beauty and soul will live on forever in my mind....She is a star that shines bright up in the Heavens now! I met Ms. Phyllis at Blues Alley, Washington, DC "LOVE THE SHOW" PHYLLIS I WISH YOU WERE HERE. WHAT YOU DID WAS SELFISH. BUT I TRULY UNDERSTAND. I MYSELF SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION. IN YOUR DEATH I WILL FIGHT MY DEPRESSION. IN YOUR DEATH I WILL MISS YOU WELL. IN MY HEART YOU WILL FOREVER DWELL. AND SO I SAY TO U SLEEP ON MY SISTER AND TAKE YOUR REST I WILL ALWAYS LOVE U BUT GOD LOVES YOU BEST. BY: TESS I LOVED PHYLLIS HYMAN AND HER MUSIC!! SHE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL AND VERY, TALENTED!! I LISTEN TO HER MUSIC AND COULD ALMOST FEEL HER PAIN, HER HURT, HER SADNESS, HER LONINESS!! SHE WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A TRUE DIVA!! I met Phyllis back stage after a performance there in DC she was very warm and inviting to those of us that hung around for her, I gave her a sketch which admired a lot her comment was "that's me" in return she gave me a photo that she autographed in gold,an left her lip impressions on,she was like a larger than life Erte. this is soooooo sad I wished she could have got help before she commited suicide, I really think someone could of changed her mind Am I crazy for not being able to get enough of Phyllis, even in death. Her music is my drug I feel. If I don't hear at least one song a day I'm not happy. Every now and then I play old interviews and Sophisticated Ladies just to see her kick up her heels. Phyllis could move for a big girl...lol. I'm just glad I have friends that had worked with her that share their experiences with Ms. Hyman
