To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
AL JARREAUIt’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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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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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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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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Once you discover that you can, then you must.
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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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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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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 came here with something in me that I inherited from my folks. So I’m going to do something called life and times.
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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’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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Once you discover that you can, then you must. And it’s not easy. You have to take direct steps.
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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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Until my knee said, “Uh-uh,” I was jogging. Then I started walking. They don’t like walking a lot, but I’ll push them.
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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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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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