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and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.

Al Jarreau

Al and Tommy and I sharing the biggest laugh because it was predicted by everything we did in the first three or four records in my career.
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Big Career Everything First Four Laugh Predict Record Share Three
I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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Can Polkas Proud Sing That
I would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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Heart Lift Sing Soul Still Would
Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago
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Ago Been Every Living Gone Good Long Tend Thing Time Toward
I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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Hear Music Part
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’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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Almost Band Big Either Jazz Need Ought Project Quartet Say Trio Twenty Year
Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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Bed Before Being Get Important Out Say Thankful
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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Bless Blue Decide Effort Make Really Seduce Sound
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.
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Bay Big Blue Dizzle Sky Sun Tree Window
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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Brought Come Democracy Follow Guy Jazz Name Sense Together
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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Age Beep Blood Broke Cheek Do Jesus People Pinck Right Seven Shine Sing Six Smile Something Son Vessel Want
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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I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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Country Door Grew Know More Next People
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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Buy Church Concert Five Garden Graden Member Money New Old Piano Race Year
Oh, that’s over in aisle seven. I’ll come help you as soon as,” that’s the stuff. Find something. It could be planting flowers, especially if you can watch it.
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Aisle Come Especially Find Help Over Plant Seven Something Soon Stuff Watch

and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.

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