Al Jarreau Quotes
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I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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To create something new is both thrilling and excruciating at the same time. It's great to have all these choices in front of you, and to have the writers in the room so you know exactly what they meant. But the downside is you want so badly not to screw it up!
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I spend so much time in Los Angeles and normally stay at a corporate apartment when shooting 'Top Chef: Just Desserts,' but when I have the chance to stay somewhere more luxurious, I love The Montage in Beverly Hills.
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If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
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To do a really good interview, you have to be truly interested in the person.
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Anytime rock and metal can get on mainstream TV at all, it's a good thing.
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I live with my mum and my nan. I think I will leave eventually, but not at the moment when they look after me so well. If you came to my house, they'd make you eat something.
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'Coexist' was tough to make.
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I think the purpose of a piece of music is significant when it actually lives in somebody else. A composer puts down a code, and a performer can activate the code in somebody else. Once it lives in somebody else, it can live in others as well.
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I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma.
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All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
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I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl that's a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.
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I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.
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Like a lot of people, I'm very, very concerned about Senator Clinton's record. I'm very, very concerned about where her positions were in the 1990s, when we had some of the most disgusting legislation in terms of our criminal justice, really, in this country's history.
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I've been with my husband and friends for so long, I've forgotten what is unappealing to new people.
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I love going away with friends - it gets a bit raucous and fun.
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As I always said: I fell in with David Jones. I did not fall in love with David Bowie.
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Prohibition of substances which give pleasure to people does not work. Addiction is a health problem, not a moral one, and there are many proven strategies which can reduce its burden.
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My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my email, then get to work on the various interviews and questions and phone calls that come with being an author.
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Did I invent anything? I don't think so, not really. But if I've helped make history fun... then my work here is done.
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I'm saved every day by the intrinsic value of the work I do, which I truly enjoy.
