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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

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

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What I try to get beyond is playing music at people and, instead, to play music with people because audience members are constantly part of the experience. What they say in their body language, what they say in their eyes, what they sing with me... it's an 'us,' and there's a communication that's like... it's like church, man.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: Audience Because Beyond Body Body Language Church Communication Constantly Experience Eyes Get Instead Language Like Man Me Members Music Part People Play Play Music Playing Say Sing They Say Try Us

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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

Topics: About Art Arts Aware Feelings Get Happiness Human Involved Joy Kids Lives Magic Music Sadness Special Study Wonderful Workshop Your

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I really do see it as the start of the second half of my career.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: Career Half Really Second See Start

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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.

~Al Jarreau

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

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I have been with the record company and Tommy was there doing records with other people.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: Been Company Doing Other People Record Record Company Records Tommy

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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

Topics: About Fact Fanatics Great Great Time Having Just Laughed Make Technology Time Using Way Were Wonderful Working

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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

Topics: Al Because Biggest Career Did Down Down The Road Everything First Four Groove Here Later Laugh Predicted Records Road Sharing Sometime Three Tommy Would

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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

Topics: Always Back Car Dishes Down Driving Entertained Friends Go Myself Old Old Friends Sing Singer Songs Store Them Walking Washing You

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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.

~Al Jarreau

Topics: Beings Everyone Evolution Going Human Human Beings Lifetime Live Only Our Point Souls Stuff Think Through Try Way Where I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 12th, 1940

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