Kurt Elling

Notable Quotes



You don't know what bravery is until you overcome fear.

From Kurt Elling

Part of my joy as a singer is to give gifts to people, and one way I try to connect to them is to add something in French or German or whatever.

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I want to be the jazz singer.

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There is an actor's responsibility in presenting the emotional content of the lyrics to an audience. But whether you do that in a straightforward fashion or an ironic fashion or a blase fashion is all about opportunities, and singers are missing opportunities as artists if they don't pay attention to the lyric.

From Kurt Elling

The singer is always an ambassador of music.

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That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people think.

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I've got more low notes than I had when I started.

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I hope that I'm also maturing emotionally as a human being as things go on.

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I listened to a lot of King Crimson back in the day.

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I haven't been afraid of John Coltrane or Miles Davis or Bill Evans or Wayne Shorter or Herbie Hancock. Why would I be afraid of the Beatles?

From Kurt Elling

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