On stage, it’s very naked. There’s a reason you shake your knees. You’re very vulnerable, cos it’s just you, your body is the instrument. But I always had confidence in my voice, if I had the right song, the right words to sing. Gregory Porter Read Quote
Waving to the Queen after singing Amazing Grace at Buckingham Palace, that was pretty cool. Gregory Porter Read Quote
The best career advice was to sing with an understanding and internalise the music – that was my mother’s advice. Sing with intention, believe what it is you’re saying, and think about it, before you sing it. Gregory Porter Read Quote
You know Bakersfield was full of workers from the south, from Texas and Arkansas, and they brought their gospel and blues with them. And that’s the sound I grew with. Gregory Porter Read Quote
I was in rehab for nine months, and I needed some solace and distraction. I was in town one day and I sort of stumbled into a jazz jam session, and kept going back. Gregory Porter Read Quote
One critic called me nothing but a blues singer, as though that was a slight. That is the highest compliment there is. Gregory Porter Read Quote
What makes jazz different is that you can’t predict it, it’s all about freedom. Just when you think you know what you’re going to hear there’ll be a left turn, a jazz musician will change it up. Gregory Porter Read Quote
Even if you’ve being playing together for years, there’ll always be something new. You’re constantly back phrasing, front phrasing, singing faster, singing slower. Gregory Porter Read Quote
Whether you like punk, grunge, or early rock and roll, there’s probably something in there you’ve been living with your whole life and you didn’t even know it was jazz. Gregory Porter Read Quote
