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If I stand there, appreciating...

If I stand there, appreciating the world around me as full of amazing sounds and the possibility of new ones, I think that invites other people to see the world that way, too. I love sharing the experience of singing with people, and I love sharing my stories. But when it comes to teaching, I have a lot of help.

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I'm not a scholar or a psychol...

I'm not a scholar or a psychologist, so I don't really think about why. But I do think about what it means to sing to and with people, to offer music to them, and to ask them to spend time with me.

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I try not to 'perform.' I tr...

I try not to 'perform.' I try to come on stage and be myself, to sing the way I would in a room by myself, to interact with the audience the way I would relate to them if we were in my kitchen drinking tea and making up silly songs. Maybe the way to get past the fear of being ourselves is simply to try it more often.

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To be a musician, you have to ...

To be a musician, you have to be honest... to be honest... to be honest.

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Whenever I'm onstage, I try my...

Whenever I'm onstage, I try my best not to think that I'm performing. It's simply another part of my day.

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Miles Davis turned his back to...

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.

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If I can bring joy into the wo...

If I can bring joy into the world, then I'll be successful.

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I prepared five songs, I sang ...

I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar.

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Here's a little song I wrote <...

Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry, be happy
Don't worry, be happy now

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I couldn't do anything without...

I couldn't do anything without faith. I couldn't open up my eyes, I couldn't walk, I couldn't speak, I couldn't sing.

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Music is so powerful, it needs...

Music is so powerful, it needs to be used for some kind of redeeming work. To lift peoples spirits, to lift their souls.

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The voice gets to the soul of ...

The voice gets to the soul of a person more than any other instrument. Because it's the voice. It sings talks, it cries, it laughs, it squeals, it barks, it shouts it whispers, There is no other instrument that can do that. We're born with it.

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I bury my mind in my book, the...

I bury my mind in my book, the Bible. Every morning it's the first thing that I do. I've been doing it for years and years. So I want to come back here [to Israel] to see the places that I read about every day. It's very important to my faith to feed [my] spirit in Israel.

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But, if there's any aspect of ...

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

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I do a lot of performing, but ...

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.

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I played piano as a kid; I sti...

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

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I want to write a book of poet...

I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.

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My father was a very disciplin...

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

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I did the one concert, and I w...

I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started to ring, and gradually, over time, I started conducting more and more. Now a third of my performances are with orchestras.

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When I'm on stage by myself, I...

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.

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