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.
AL JARREAUBefore I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
More Al Jarreau Quotes
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I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.
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I think a singer is an athlete. I’ve always tried to stay fit.
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I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing.
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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’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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Find something you would do for free.
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It’s all background experience and listening and exposure.
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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.
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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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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 watched Elvis Presley become – I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard.
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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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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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It was predicted in the grooves that we would be here sometime later on down the road.
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To sing the ballad with a knowingness about what you are talking about.
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