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.
AL JARREAUMy 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.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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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’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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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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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 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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Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
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My eyes went blank, and I stared off, and the music started. It was raining, and the sun was shining at the same time.
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A couple of incidents of shortness of breath and checked myself into a hospital, but that one in France really sat me down for a few minutes.
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Let that get you up in the morning and put the light in your eyes. I’m telling you, it makes you a better husband, mother, father, neighbor, citizen.
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It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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The ones that you sing when you’re driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them.
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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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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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