I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
AL JARREAUWhen 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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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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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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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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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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I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.
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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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It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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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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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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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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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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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 don’t know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer..
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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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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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