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I kind of knew something was going on, and my older brothers and sisters were singing be-boppish kinds of stuff in the living room.

Al Jarreau

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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Else Learn Little Lyric Message Require Somebody Unusual
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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Around Everything Eye Find Good Light Morning Ned Person Pleasant Tell
It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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All Background Experience Exposure Listen
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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Call Came Folk Going Inherited Life Something Time
I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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Hear Music Part
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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Blank Blue Eye Music Rain Same Shine Start Sun Time
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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Fit Jogging Kneww Lot Push Start Them Until Walk
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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Dish Down Drive Entertain Friend Myself Old Song Store Walk Wash
and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old.
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Eight Listen Night Old Seven Sing Start Summer Warm Year
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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Almost Band Big Either Jazz Need Ought Project Quartet Say Trio Twenty Year
And there were these big bay windows, and there was the blue in the sky, and the sun on the trees, and it was drizzling.
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Bay Big Blue Dizzle Sky Sun Tree Window
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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Being Evolution Go Human Lifetime Point Soul Stuff Think Through Try
Every day is Thanksgiving.On this stage you’re going to hear God and none of them other words, and I ain’t going to touch my stuff.
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Day Every Hear God None Other Stage Stuff Thanksgiving Them Touch Word
I watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.
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Become Celebrity Listen Singer Watch
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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Children Different During Expose Important Kind People Thing Time Today
To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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Ballad Sing Talk With

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