To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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Once you discover that you can, then you must.
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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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These songs are old friends I have entertained myself with when I’m washing the dishes, driving to the store and walking down the aisles.
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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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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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 sang do-wop on the street corner before it was called do-wop.I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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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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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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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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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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Find something you would do for free.
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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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