I think I make most of my decisions pretty organically. — Kurt Elling Decision making Copy Share Image
Chicago is my home. And the way Chicago sounds will always be a part of who I am. — Kurt Elling Chicago Copy Share Image
While I revel in the memories of my own Grammy moment, I also know how it feels to walk away empty-handed. — Kurt Elling Feels Copy Share Image
The audience should feel they are hearing the future, that is arriving just on time. — Kurt Elling Arriving Copy Share Image
I try to sleep as much as I can. I drink a lot of water. I practice consistently and just try to… — Kurt Elling Practice Copy Share Image
I've worked with a number of big bands, but there's nothing in life like the Basie band. — Kurt Elling Band Copy Share Image
If I was going to sell out, I would do it for more than 10,000 records. — Kurt Elling Going Copy Share Image
I couldn't do what I do without the encouragement and influence of the musicians I played with in Chicago. — Kurt Elling Encouragement Copy Share Image
That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people… — Kurt Elling Art Copy Share Image
You learn as much as you can from the people that you work with. That's why you want to surround yourself with… — Kurt Elling Education Copy Share Image
I'm one of the culprits who keeps turning stuff around, shaking up original tunes and trying to stand the canon on its… — Kurt Elling Sing Copy Share Image
I think my intention was there, and my love for the music was apparent. And there are very few singers who get… — Kurt Elling Desire Copy Share Image
I've got enough miles under my belt to know that whatever you envision in your mind, even if it comes true, will… — Kurt Elling Enough Copy Share Image
Man, I just feel so fortunate to be a jazz musician at all. I have a hard time thinking of it any… — Kurt Elling Hard Copy Share Image
I hope to be at the top of my game when I'm 65 or 70. I don't want to reach my peak… — Kurt Elling Anything Copy Share Image
Of course we all know when music's too much in the head, and we define our greatest players by the way they… — Kurt Elling Greatest Copy Share Image
You don't show respect to Frank Sinatra and his great example by trying to sound exactly like him. You show it by… — Kurt Elling Art Copy Share Image
It helps me to learn things in different languages, even if it's just phonetically, and to make myself vulnerable to other audiences… — Kurt Elling Different languages Copy Share Image
Music is a physical expression that has a physical impact upon the listener. Sound travels in waves through the air. This is… — Kurt Elling Body Copy Share Image
You can never predict what the specific shape of your life is going to be, and you won't really know its general… — Kurt Elling God Copy Share Image
There is an actor's responsibility in presenting the emotional content of the lyrics to an audience. But whether you do that in… — Kurt Elling Attention Copy Share Image
