It's a lovely thing to have people in any circumstance appreciate your work. — Kurt Elling Appreciate Copy Share Image
I've tried to learn as much as I can about the great jazz singers to understand what makes them important, vital artists,… — Kurt Elling Great Copy Share Image
At a certain point, the graduate school thing didn't work out, and that meant I was liberated. — Kurt Elling Graduate school Copy Share Image
It must be a hellish thing to know what's possible in music, to be hearing things all the time and not have… — Kurt Elling Hearing Copy Share Image
Out in L.A., things relax even further than they do in Chicago. There's such a looseness to it, and there's a potentially… — Kurt Elling Chicago Copy Share Image
[Jazz singing] is like pornography. You can't say what it is, but you know it when you see it. — Kurt Elling Jazz Copy Share Image
Audiences have taught me how to sing better and entertain better. — Kurt Elling Better Copy Share Image
Romance is one of the things that most countries share, and I've noticed how different communities have their own ways of singing… — Kurt Elling Heartbreak Copy Share Image
Each of the CDs prior to 'Flirting With Twilight' were more like roller-coaster rides. — Kurt Elling Cds 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
Part of my joy as a singer is to give gifts to people, and one way I try to connect to them… — Kurt Elling Joy Copy Share Image
People just want to dig; they want to dance. They don't want to work all through the night, and neither do I.… — Kurt Elling Communication Copy Share Image
In New York, the drummers rush for a reason - because there's so much energy crackling through everything in that city and… — Kurt Elling City 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
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
My intellect was quickened at divinity school, and my abilities to discern were strengthened, and that's always valuable. — Kurt Elling Always Copy Share Image
I consider myself very fortunate. I have a beautiful wife who supports my work and is raising our daughter when I'm out… — Kurt Elling Beautiful Copy Share Image
I can't say New York's home, but I've made a lot of friends, and I'm developing a map of what cats are… — Kurt Elling Cats Copy Share Image
I've tried to educate myself in the world and what's beautiful and what has meaning and is lasting. Then I just follow… — Kurt Elling Beautiful Copy Share Image
With a smaller setting, you have a lot more freedom and flexibility within a given moment, but not necessarily the velocity you… — Kurt Elling Band 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
I'm thrilled when I hear the greatest jazz musicians. They continue to search in ways other musicians do not. — Kurt Elling Greatest Copy Share Image
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