99 Quotes by 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.

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'm a goof, man.

I'm a guy who has more slapstick than Joe Cool moments in his day, so I'm not taking myself so seriously.

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.

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

People just want to dig; they want to dance. They don't want to work all through the night, and neither do I. I like getting 'out there,' but communication should be occurring on more levels than heavy-laden philosophical.

I'd been studying philosophy at the University of Chicago. I hadn't been doing well, because I was sitting in with jazz musicians at night - it's hard to read Heidegger, but it's especially hard if you're half asleep.

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