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You pray for things and accept the blessings when they come, you know? And it is about how you talk to yourself and what you say morning, noon and night about what you want to happen in your life. Some folks call that creative visualization. Other people call it prayer. But it is about that message that you send out there to yourself.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: About Accept Blessings Call Come Creative Folks Happen How Know Life Message Morning Night Noon Other Out People Pray Pray For Prayer Say Send Some Talk Things Visualization Want You Your Yourself

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Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: Am Be Thankful Bed Before Get How Important Know Out Saying Thank Thank You Thankful You I Am

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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

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

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

~Al Jarreau

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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

Topics: Audience Company Continuing Fashion Given Good Good Health Health Heard Introducing Me Music New New Music Obviously People Quite Really Record Record Company Some Things Those Yes

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

~Al Jarreau

Topics: Day Enjoy Every Every Day Intrinsic Saved Truly Value Which Work

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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

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

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It's always been about making music. I've never gotten caught up with the trappings. You can't get caught up in the limousines and the chicks. The most important thing is the music.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: About Always Been Caught Chicks Get Gotten Important Important Thing Making Most Most Important Thing Music Never The Most Important Thing Trappings Up You

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The work must be its own reward. I got that early on. And I'm blessed by meeting my own standards of excellence.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: Blessed Early Excellence Got Meeting Must My Own Own Reward Standards Work

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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

Topics: Alive Bass Doing Drum Go Got Internet Interview Just Lot Louder Out Promote Sandwich Shout Sign Still Stuff Tour You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 12th, 1940

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