Until my knee said, “Uh-uh,” I was jogging. Then I started walking. They don’t like walking a lot, but I’ll push them.
AL JARREAUI discovered is that I have a couple of valves that were leaky and had been giving, gave me a problem then. But I hadn’t noticed anything up until then.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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Let that get you up in the morning and put the light in your eyes. I’m telling you, it makes you a better husband, mother, father, neighbor, citizen.
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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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Once you discover that you can, then you must.
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I was crawling around inside of her. She was a church pianist. My dad was a brilliant singer. I was hearing it.
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Oh, that’s over in aisle seven. I’ll come help you as soon as,” that’s the stuff. Find something. It could be planting flowers, especially if you can watch it.
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My eyes went blank, and I stared off, and the music started. It was raining, and the sun was shining at the same time.
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I discovered is that I have a couple of valves that were leaky and had been giving, gave me a problem then. But I hadn’t noticed anything up until then.
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Once you discover that you can, then you must. And it’s not easy. You have to take direct steps.
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My dad graduated seminary there, and so did (sounds like) Mark Kimball’s grandfather. They sang in a quartet together, my dad and Mark Kimball’s grandfather.
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Find something you would do for free.
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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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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 know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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Every day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, “When is Al coming back?”
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