American - Actor | October 31, 1957 -
My favorite music is jazz, actually. It's what I listen to, it's what I was raised on, and it's what I prefer to sing.
Brian Stokes Mitchell
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My father was a huge jazz fan, so I remember him playing Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, and Count Basie.
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I gravitate to rhythmic music, so I listen to jazz, world music, Indian music, Hawaiian music, all kinds.
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Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.'
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Years ago, I couldn't get arrested in commercials because of my look: 'Is he Jewish, Hispanic, or African-American?' I ended up doing voiceover work, which has been great. Honestly, I can't complain.
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I'm fortunate that I've been able to work on Broadway, but it doesn't give me an outside life. So I decided to go into the concert world. I do 40 to 50 shows. That takes one to three days a week, and I'm home the rest of the time.
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Doing eight shows a week is hard.
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The thing about doing concerts is that it's doing a live show. It's on my schedule. It's songs I want to sing. It's saying what I want to say. It's working with the people I want to work with. I don't have to worry about pleasing other people - I can do what I want, and people come along and go for the ride.
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I can't remember ever not singing.
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I kind of feel the career chose me. My motto has always been, 'Go where I'm wanted.'
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The first audition I did was for 'Trapper John, M.D.' I was surprised to get the part, and then to have it last for seven years was a bonus.
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You lose more than you win in life, and that's OK. That's the nature of life.
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