I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.
AL JARREAUI came here with something in me that I inherited from my folks. So I’m going to do something called life and times.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues.
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I watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.
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So given those things yes, I’m introducing some new music that people haven’t really heard me do in quite this fashion.
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When you have that light in your eye, that you feel so good, and you’re a pleasant person to be around. “Good morning, sir. Did you find everything that you need?
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I’m walking every day and just staying kind of fit, and try not to have too many bad habits. Keep it minimal.
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You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
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Obviously given good health, and a continuing audience and a record company that allows me to do music.
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That’s the way I try to live. I think it’s the only way for human beings at this point in our evolution as souls, where everyone in their lifetime is going through stuff.
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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I don’t know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer..
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I kind of knew something was going on, and my older brothers and sisters were singing be-boppish kinds of stuff in the living room.
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These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I’m washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles.
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I’ve been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I should do some jazz songs with a trio or quartet.
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A very few minutes, because seven days later I was in the studio, and eight days later, I was no the stage.
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