I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
AL JARREAUI know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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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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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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Find something you would do for free.
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I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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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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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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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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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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I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.
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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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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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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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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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You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
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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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