I would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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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You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
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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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I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Jazz brought this sense of democracy where four guys come together and your name may be on the marquee, but in this moment, when you’re the soloist, it’s you, and we follow you. We follow you.
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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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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.
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Once you discover that you can, then you must.
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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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Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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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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I watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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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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