You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
AL JARREAUI was age six or seven, and singing, “Jesus wants me for her son, beep, to shine for him,” and people smiled and pinched my cheeks till the blood vessels broke, and I knew I was doing something right.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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Every day is Thanksgiving.On this stage you’re going to hear God and none of them other words, and I ain’t going to touch my stuff.
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A couple of incidents of shortness of breath and checked myself into a hospital, but that one in France really sat me down for a few minutes.
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Jazz brought this sense of democracy where four guys come together and your name may be on the marquee, but in this moment, when you’re the soloist, it’s you, and we follow you. We follow you.
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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 know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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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 would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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That’s why it’s so important for people today and during any time to expose your children to lots of different kinds of things.
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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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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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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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Find something you would do for free.
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Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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