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"My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up."
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"To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible."
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"I used to annoy my father by telling him how much I felt luck was with me."
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"More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad."
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"I asked my girlfriend, 'Will you marry me?' She said, 'We'll have to ask my father.' So we had a seance and Jack Ruby says, 'Hello!'"
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"I'm just as insufferable and useless as every other dad is. The dynamic never changes, no matter what you do for a living."
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"Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father."
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"As a brother and sister, our tastes were pretty different growing up. He liked a lot of early hip hop. My dad didn't understand it and would try to talk him out of it."
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"My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama."
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"My father was an agnostic."
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"My father was a soil scientist with the Geological Survey."
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"Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time."
Home
"Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that."
Music
"It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible."
Love
"I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside, I'll begin. It's very personal; it has to be. One song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from TV, or a nursery rhyme or jazz piece."
Jazz
"If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning they're going to get up and tell their boss off... then I'll be successful."
Boss
"I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories."
Poetry
"Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was living in San Francisco at the time and I started attending some of the concerts and then simply dropping hints."
Birthday
"But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing."
Attention
"When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't have to worry about anything because I'm not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out."
Music
"Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults."
Children
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