Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

As well as having a really strong message, sometimes an artist needs to couple their sentiment with something that's soulful and groovy to listen to.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

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
Gregory Porter

I love wandering around the vintage shops.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I'm really just a singer that's trying to make some music that strikes to the heart.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I can be a bit nerdy so I need a good, clearly marked map, as you can miss out on some of the coolest places in Amsterdam if you don't have a wander down the little side streets.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I consider myself a jazz singer. I think I stick to the roots of improvisation, singing in front of the beat, behind the beat, playing with notes and harmonies.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I'm always lobbying for the irrepressible strength of love.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

My part of Brooklyn has always been a very warm neighbourhood, even before I had anything going on in the music industry. When I step out of my house to go for coffee on Saturday mornings, I might say hi to 20 people before I get to the cafe. I think they feel they own me, in a way.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I think every person who gets a football scholarship thinks the potential for great success in college - and maybe even a career in the NFL - is possible.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I'm happiest in nature, in trees, rivers, streams, and I'm happiest around my kid - you know that's the funny thing, he is not always in the best of moods, but I am always happiest around him and in nature. Around my family is where I am happiest.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

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
Gregory Porter

You could spend your time with your nose buried in a guidebook, but Amsterdam really is best explored on foot, so you can stumble upon the city's hidden gems. The architecture and the beauty of some of the buildings is also wonderful.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

What a Wonderful World' is a love song to nobody and everybody. I'm thinking about songs like that in my writing with 'Take Me to the Alley.'

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

Waving to the Queen after singing Amazing Grace at Buckingham Palace, that was pretty cool.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I think myself, Jose James, and Robert Glasper are expanding the language - really reminding people that the umbrella of jazz is large and all-encompassing.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I'm very grateful for the success of 'Take Me to the Alley.' The chart position it's reached around the world is very exciting, and its success is an example of the acceptance of my music. I am very thankful.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I lose my bags all the time. Sometimes for two months. One of the worst times was when I had come from France and I had packed cheese, because I was really crazy about camembert, so I have this really nice suit that stinks of camembert, no matter how many times I dry clean it.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

I was 5 years old when I first broke into my mother's records and played Nat King Cole, and sat alongside the stereo and listened to Nat's music.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

The voice is probably supposed to have some cracks and pops and some mistakes in it.

Gregory Porter
Gregory Porter

Writing from a personal experience can bring about this emotion and power of emotion that can be instantly connected to the instrument, my voice.