I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
AL JARREAUEvery 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.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.
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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 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.
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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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It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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If it’s somebody else’s lyric, and the message is a little unusual for you, it requires that you learn that new message.
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I’ve been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I should do some jazz songs with a trio or quartet.
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I’m walking every day and just staying kind of fit, and try not to have too many bad habits. Keep it minimal.
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Once you discover that you can, then you must.
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I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.
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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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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 think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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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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I watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.
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