It was predicted in the grooves that we would be here sometime later on down the road.
AL JARREAUYou have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the Blues.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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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 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 don’t know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer..
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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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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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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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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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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I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee.
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I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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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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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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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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