I'm saved every day by the intrinsic value of the work I do, which I truly enjoy. Al Jarreau More Quotes by Al Jarreau More Quotes From Al Jarreau 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 eyerainblue 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 songyearsneeds I'm walking every day and just staying kind of fit, and try not to have too many bad habits. Keep it minimal. Al Jarreau fitkindtrying Obviously given good health, and a continuing audience and a record company that allows me to do music. So given those things yes, I'm introducing some new music that people haven't really heard me do in quite this fashion. Al Jarreau recordsfashionpeople Al and Tommy and I sharing the biggest laugh because it was predicted by everything we did in the first three or four records in my career. It was predicted in the grooves that we would be here sometime later on down the road. Al Jarreau careerswould-belaughing I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career. Al Jarreau second-chancecareershalf 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. Al Jarreau democracyguynames 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, and I was listening. I started singing, warmer than a summer night, at seven or eight years old. Al Jarreau brothersummernight 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.A couple of incidents of shortness of breath and checked myself into a hospital, but that one in France really sat me down for a few minutes - a very few minutes, because seven days later I was in the studio, and eight days later, I was no the stage. Al Jarreau eightcouplegiving I watched Elvis Presley become - I listened to Elvis Presley. I watched Chuck Berry become. I listened to Little Richard. I heard that music, and it was part of my upbringing. Al Jarreau chuckberrieslittles Let that get you up in the morning and put the light in your eyes. I'm telling you, it makes you a better husband, mother, father, neighbor, citizen, 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? 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 Jarreau husbandmothermorning 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 sadnessmusichappinessart I have serious hearing loss. I'm challenged if I don't have my hearing aids in. Al Jarreau aidshearingseriousloss Music is such a balm. Always has been. It's such a heartbeat, like blood thrumming through the womb. That's why music appeals to people. Al Jarreau alwaysmusicbloodpeople I came along with that crowd of singer-songwriters who were able to make their own statements in such a personal way that it changed the industry: Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Sly and the Family Stone. Al Jarreau stoneownfamilyway It's a wonderful thing to have life and to look at all this creation and say thank you. I even say it on stage. Al Jarreau lookyouthank-youlife I have been with the record company and Tommy was there doing records with other people. Al Jarreau doingbeencompanypeople We are just fanatics about using the technology to make it all wonderful. We laughed at the fact that we were having such a great time working this way. Al Jarreau greattechnologytimeway That's Tommy, this great producer who comes in contact with people and must have a mental library of personnel who are great for this and great for that, and he brought this whole group of musicians to the project that I'd never worked with before. Al Jarreau nevergreatlibrarypeople I've thought about doing it as soon as it is possible with this new CD getting some wings and getting out there. I don't know how soon that will be. Al Jarreau newthoughtknowwings
