32 Al Jarreau Quotes for You to Enjoy

Al Jarreau

American Musician

Born: Mar 12, 1940

Died: Feb 12, 2017

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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, 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. Al Jarreau

Music Time Eyes Sky Big Trees Sun Bay Windows Blank Were Shining Off Same Blue Same Time Stared Raining Started

Once you discover that you can, then you must. And it's not easy. You have to take direct steps. You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues. Al Jarreau

You Once Must Easy Seduced Direct Take Count Steps Blessings Make Discover Effort Get Blues Decided Then Really Your

Music - special magic that communicates feelings and sensitivities that are human and what is so wonderful about the art. Let your kids get involved in the arts and study this workshop of human sensitivities, sadness, joy, happiness and aware of sadness and joy and happiness in their lives. Al Jarreau

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. The ones that you sing when you're driving in the car and as a singer you always go back to them. Al Jarreau

I'm saved every day by the intrinsic value of the work I do, which I truly enjoy. Al Jarreau

Work Day Every Day Value Enjoy Every Saved Intrinsic Truly Which

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. Al Jarreau

Saying Big Band Jazz Ought Project Some Trio Songs Almost Big Band Quartet Been Years Either Should Need

I don't know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer. Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago. Al Jarreau

More live recording. I have missed the boat over my career by not doing every second or third CD live because things happen onstage that don't happen in the studio. Al Jarreau

Recording Live Every More Onstage Studio Missed Over Because Doing Happen Boat Things Things Happen Second Career Third Every Second

I was singing doo-wop on the corner under the streetlight with four other guys when it wasn't called doo-wop. We just got together and sang, so that music is inside of me. It's a lot of stuff that has been rolling around in here and becoming this compost and has made me who I am as a singer. Al Jarreau

Music Me Together Made Singing Other Corner Has-Been Inside Guys Stuff Singer Around Becoming Got Am Been Lot Rolling Just Sang Who Four Here

Every good gospel singer you can hear is a scat singer; they're just using different syllables. There are a lot of jazz singers out there, and more coming out of the churches. Al Jarreau

Good You Jazz Every Churches Out More Singer Singers Gospel Coming Hear Lot Just Different Using Syllables

I'm not sure it's a better music world of appreciation and performance. I think the listener is a different guy, and listening is something he does in passing, with other stuff going on. There's less care and understanding of the relationship between the song and the listener. Al Jarreau

Music Relationship Appreciation Song World Better Listening Care Understanding Think Other Music World Something Guy He Performance Between Stuff Sure Does Passing Going Listener Different Less

I love connecting with the audience, and there's more ways than one to do that. Al Jarreau

Love Ways More Audience Than Connecting

I'm touched by rock n' roll. I'm touched by the Beatles. I want some of the music I do to reflect that. Al Jarreau

Music Beatles Reflect Some Touched Rock Rock-N-Roll Roll Want

I'm touched by Jon Hendricks. I want some of my music to reflect that. And when I write, you're going to hear it. Al Jarreau

Music You Reflect Some Touched Write Jon Hear Going Want

I'm this strange kind of fusion of jazz, pop, and R&B. Al Jarreau

Strange Jazz Fusion Kind Pop

I tour a lot and interview a lot. I'm on the Internet and doing stuff. I go out and promote. I've got a bass drum and a sandwich sign and a washboard. You just have to shout louder and louder that you're still alive. Al Jarreau

Jazz should be recognized as music of the people, based in a lot of accents and melodies. What is jazz but music that people danced to? Jazz has the dynamic thing. I don't think you have to be playing only Charlie Parker licks on your horn or whatever the new version of that is. Al Jarreau

Music You People Whatever Jazz Think Danced Melodies Recognized Horn Charlie Charlie Parker Only Parker New Accents Lot Version Dynamic Should Your Based Thing Playing

I am a distance runner, a marathoner... literally and figuratively. Al Jarreau

Distance Runner Am Literally Figuratively

I can't imagine a more ideal life. Al Jarreau

Life More Ideal Imagine

I had five brothers and sisters. Four of them older, and some of them played instruments, and we would get together and have family recitals and raise money for the church. I belonged to a wonderful church community that encouraged me to sing. Al Jarreau

Family Me Together Wonderful Money Church Community Older Would Some Brothers Brothers And Sisters Had Sing Instruments Encouraged Five Sisters Get Get Together Them Four Played Belonged Raise

I'm a Buckeye at heart. I spend more time giving concerts in Ohio than I do in any other state - perhaps more time than I spend performing anywhere else in the world. I have a great relationship with the people of Ohio, and it's great to be near the OSU when I come to Columbus. Al Jarreau

Time Great Relationship Heart People World Giving Other Else State Spend More Great Relationship Columbus Performing Come Perhaps Concerts Than Any Ohio Anywhere Anywhere Else Near

I am inspired by all kinds of players and singers. Al Jarreau

Kinds Inspired Singers Am Players

I have this image in my head of me in the house I grew up in, and hearing this incredible music on the television show, going over to it, and there's Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, and Annie Ross. It knocked me out of my socks, and I'm still in flight. Al Jarreau

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