I did a concert at five years old in the garden of one of the church members, and we raised some money to buy a new piano in our little church.
AL JARREAUSo given those things yes, I’m introducing some new music that people haven’t really heard me do in quite this fashion.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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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 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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And there were these big bay windows, and there was the blue in the sky, and the sun on the trees, and it was drizzling.
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I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Find something you would do for free.
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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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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.
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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It was predicted in the grooves that we would be here sometime later on down the road.
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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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Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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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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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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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 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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