“I've tried to educate myself in the world and what's beautiful and wha...” — Kurt Elling Quote

I've tried to educate myself in the world and what's beautiful and what has meaning and is lasting. Then I just follow my intuition and see how it fits.

I had everything to gain by giving it everything I could.

Man, I just feel so fortunate to be a jazz musician at all. I have a hard time thinking of it any other way. It's such a fulfilling vocation. I love it.

In New York, the drummers rush for a reason - because there's so much energy crackling through everything in that city and so many collisions at a highly accelerated rate.

I travel all the time. And as I go around the world, I try to learn a little something and not just take up all the available air.

My parents found me very difficult to educate.

A lot of teachers' hands are tied, and I feel sorry for them, as well as coaches. They're giving their resources to trying to help children become adults, and obviously to educate them.

It's one thing to entertain, to educate, but to edify, to lift people up, that's - to God be the glory.

I may try and get into education. I may open a school, and that is my ultimate dream. Opening a school will give education to children, who are the future of our country. If we can educate them in a proper way, I think that will change the future of the country.