"Louis Armstrong wrote as he spoke. This, the unorthodox for his time, which we find in his letters and even in his telegrams. He is also interested in punctuation and rhythm, elements that really enliven his writings and bring them to his measures, in his natural daily way of life, in his spontaneous expressiveness, in his ability for direct communication, in his openness, in his deep human simplicity.

Warmth, humor, pacifism, lack of aggression, but also lack of strict criticism complete the profile of Louis Armstrong through books, records, appearances his life. Clear in thought and speech as in his musical phrases. Poses and summarizes the subject in a definite way, without doubts and twists, while maintaining the grace of the flow of oral speech, the naturalness of speech, the development of a melody, a story, with the all-round tone that "blew with all dance molecules of his body ".

Sakis Papadimitriou (from the back cover of the book)

The autobiography of Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was published in 1954 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. It was translated in Greek by Mary Karagianopoulou.