My father was a huge jazz fan, so I remember him playing Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, and Count Basie. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
My favorite music is jazz, actually. It's what I listen to, it's what I was raised on, and it's what I prefer… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
People comment on the way that I phrase. And in my 20s, I realized, my phrasing is jazz phrasing. I don't comply… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I'm not a pop singer; I'm not a jazz singer. And I know I sing like not a whole lot of people… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
One of the interesting things an artist does is they keep rediscovering things, whether it's a jazz piece or a role you've… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I like to capture the spirit of what the writers intended but find my own nuances. That comes from jazz - the… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I gravitate to rhythmic music, so I listen to jazz, world music, Indian music, Hawaiian music, all kinds. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I didn't really think I liked jazz all that much until I was about 18. That's when the freedom and possibilities of… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I've sung a whole lot of jazz. It's my favorite style of music to sing. People don't realize it, because they're so… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I was raised on jazz. My father, from the time I was born, used to get up early on Saturdays and Sundays… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Cabaret presents different challenges, as it is all on me. I love having the freedom to say anything you want - do anything you… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But if my… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I've always felt that my career was in wiser hands than mine. Whatever, in its good time, is supposed to happen will happen. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I started out on the stage, then I had a great career in television for quite a few years. The good news about a… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
My favorite music is jazz, actually. It's what I listen to, it's what I was raised on, and it's what I prefer to sing. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I love the theater, and I just don't love television like that. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.' — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
