Quotes By Norah Jones

I feel like all the songs are little scenes, different angles, of the feelings that come around something ending.

The pop world is cool, but I never really thought of myself as part of it or wanting to be a part of it because I'm on a label that's not really like that. They're not trying to dress me up, they're not trying to do things like that. I feel like I'm sort of separate from that, actually.

My first two records are so simply constructed. The reason isn't because I wanted to make simple music. It's because I don't really have the chops.

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial.

Maybe I'm genetically more inclined to music - but the music I make is so far removed from Indian classical music. I grew up in Texas!

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.

I would love to make a real jazz album someday because I never have. But that's something I'm not in a rush to do.

Coffee gives me bad breath.

There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring.

I hope there are some audiophiles still out there.

I like records that flow really well and you don't have to skip around because there's lot of different jumps.

Nobody was listening when I learned how to play music. But there's something about being on stage, talking to the audience, looking at them and smiling, that's always been difficult for me. I'm a lot more comfortable now, but there are still moments of awkwardness.

I like my life. I like my friends. I don't want to go anywhere else.

I've been told the weirdest things: 'Yeah, I love taking a bath to your music!' or 'I gave birth to my daughter while listening to your music.'

Sometimes when you're trying to do a record too close to home, you can get really distracted.

I don't like shopping, and I like my clothes to be comfortable.

A lot of pop people out there are cool, but they overdo it.

I'm not going to play lead guitar in a concert hall full of people, because I'm going to mess up a lot.

I try to just make music that I love, and if I believe in it that's all that matters.

Nobody can tell you you're wrong for writing a song about how you feel - even if you don't really feel that way.

I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it.

Breaking up is just hard, even if you're the one breaking up. It's not fun. It can be dramatic and complicated. And then you get a little distance and you think, why did it have to be so complicated and dramatic?

I like to be in control of things.

When something's ending, you go through so many phases, and it can be frustrating. But once you're out on the other side, it's like you can really see all the crazy phases you went through.

I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet.

Everyone in my high school was a bit nerdy. We didn't even have a football team.

All is fair in love and songwriting.

God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just two feet away.

A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music.