I think myself, Jose James, and Robert Glasper are expanding the language - really reminding people that the umbrella of jazz is… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
I was 5 years old when I first broke into my mother's records and played Nat King Cole, and sat alongside the… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
And I've made it a choice on my records that sometimes I leave the breath or the trailing note that sometimes falls… — Gregory Porter Breath Copy Share Image
Even if you've being playing together for years, there'll always be something new. You're constantly back phrasing, front phrasing, singing faster, singing… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
A Change Is Gonna Come' has always been a powerful song for me as it comes from a place of vulnerability. — Gregory Porter Change Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll be in circles, and I'll say I'm a jazz singer, and they have no idea what that means. — Gregory Porter Circles Copy Share Image
I consider myself a jazz singer. I think I stick to the roots of improvisation, singing in front of the beat, behind… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
One critic called me nothing but a blues singer, as though that was a slight. That is the highest compliment there is. — Gregory Porter Blues Copy Share Image
If I can hear the music then no, I don't hit a wrong note. But if I can't hear the music because… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
What makes jazz different is that you can't predict it, it's all about freedom. Just when you think you know what you're… — Gregory Porter Change Copy Share Image
I'm very grateful for the success of 'Take Me to the Alley.' The chart position it's reached around the world is very… — Gregory Porter Around the world Copy Share Image
The best career advice was to sing with an understanding and internalise the music - that was my mother's advice. Sing with… — Gregory Porter Advice Copy Share Image
'Take Me to the Alley' is about trying to uplift the lives of people who have been afflicted, maybe the homeless or… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
I lose my bags all the time. Sometimes for two months. One of the worst times was when I had come from… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
Whether you like punk, grunge, or early rock and roll, there's probably something in there you've been living with your whole life… — Gregory Porter Jazz Copy Share Image
I had a long-term relationship that failed. I had some health issues. When you dip down emotionally you can gather some things… — Gregory Porter Health Copy Share Image
Nat King Cole's lyrics were speaking to me, almost like fatherly advice, when I was listening to him alongside the console stereo… — Gregory Porter Advice Copy Share Image
I like to absorb the atmosphere and explore wherever I'm working or visiting, so I can't say there's any type of place… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
On stage, it's very naked. There's a reason you shake your knees. You're very vulnerable, cos it's just you, your body is… — Gregory Porter Body Copy Share Image
My mother gave me the courage to pursue music as a career on her deathbed. She became very ill when I was… — Gregory Porter Courage Copy Share Image
Gospel music was very prevalent in my house. My mother also loved Nat King Cole. That was some of the first music… — Gregory Porter Christianity Copy Share Image
I think sometimes you can be around somebody and take in certain energy and read certain things and you don't know why… — Gregory Porter Energy Copy Share Image
All the events that have made up the character and fabric of British culture and everything that has happened to make up… — Gregory Porter America Copy Share Image
The nice thing about living in a semi-small town is that I can just go home and switch off. I go home… — Gregory Porter Copy Share Image
You could spend your time with your nose buried in a guidebook, but Amsterdam really is best explored on foot, so you… — Gregory Porter Amsterdam Copy Share Image
There's a lot of female singers and I don't want to dismiss them, but the male - and I have to be… — Gregory Porter Jazz Copy Share Image
