- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible.
- Influences
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- Nov 07, 2020
My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that.
- Dark
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside, I'll begin. It's very personal; it has to be. One song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from TV, or a nursery rhyme or jazz piece.
- Lot
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a lot of albums yet to do.
- Attention
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- Nov 07, 2020
But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time.
- Piano
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- Nov 07, 2020
I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.
- Grammar School
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- Nov 07, 2020
Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet I played the flute in college orchestra - besides singing in the college chorus and things like that.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a senior in high school I put together a jazz quintet called The Bobby Mack Jazz Quintet.
- Big Band
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- Nov 07, 2020