“Since the beginning of my recording career in 1975, I have had a littl...” — Al Jarreau Quote

“Since the beginning of my recording career in 1975, I have had a little difficulty because the pop stations think I'm a jazzer who doesn't have a feeling for pop, so it's hard to get my records played. Similarly, black urban radio doesn't understand that with my R&B roots, I am more than a jazz singer. So I get pigeonholed.”

“I tour a lot and interview a lot. I'm on the Internet and doing stuff. I go out and promote. I've got a bass drum and a sandwich sign and a washboard. You just have to shout louder and louder that you're still alive.”

“I think we have a cultural difficulty with looking at our problems.”

“I get so much mail from women who have lost children because one of my books is about that. There was also a period when my marriage was in difficulty, which people connected with.”

“Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.”