Every day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, “When is Al coming back?”
AL JARREAUEvery day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, “When is Al coming back?”
AL JARREAUThe ones that you sing when you’re driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.
AL JARREAUI watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.
AL JARREAUUntil 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 JARREAUIt’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
AL JARREAUIt was predicted in the grooves that we would be here sometime later on down the road.
AL JARREAUYou have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
AL JARREAUAnd there were these big bay windows, and there was the blue in the sky, and the sun on the trees, and it was drizzling.
AL JARREAUMy 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.
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.
AL JARREAUI 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 JARREAUObviously given good health, and a continuing audience and a record company that allows me to do music.
AL JARREAUThat’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.
AL JARREAULet 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.
AL JARREAUBefore I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
AL JARREAUThat’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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