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.
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?
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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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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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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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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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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You have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
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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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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 would still be singing, because it’s part of my heart and my soul, and it lifts me up.
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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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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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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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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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Every day is Thanksgiving for me, man. Yeah, I still have an audience, and they ask the local promoter, “When is Al coming back?”
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