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.
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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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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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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I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
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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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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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It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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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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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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Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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I 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.
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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 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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