Jenny Lewis Quotes
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I think it's always an adjustment for me, but I do feel like, ultimately, I can kind of write anywhere. It just takes a second to get back in to the groove.
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I'm obsessed with old rotary phones.
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When I'm not working is when I tend to freak out a bit. It's hard for me to just stay home.
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The best shows I play, I almost don't even remember off the stage.
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That is the true joy of being a solo artist. I can do whatever I want. I can go wherever I want. I can show up with my guitar and my song, and it can sound a hundred different ways. That's the freedom of being on your own. The flipside is: That's you on the cover. If it sucks, it's your fault.
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I've always just had sort of a dark take on life, I suppose, and hopefully, the music transcends that in a way.
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When I'm sick of myself, and when I don't know what to say as a solo artist, I can write a song for a movie. When I don't know where to turn musically, being in a band - Rilo Kiley or Jenny & Johnny - the collaborative nature is really exciting.
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When something is coming off of a Neve board and being laid down on tape, it's like a warm blanket for the brain. When you're working in a digital form, it's so harsh; it's almost painful. Your ears get more fatigued if you're mixing all day.
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As hard as I try to sound tough and dark, I still sound cute.
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I think art doesn't have to be created in a period of misery, but it certainly helps.
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I'm not always as disciplined as I should be. I don't sit down and write every day, but I should.
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Some shows suck, but I always - the show must go on. I learned it from my past as a child actor. The show must go on. You have to just keep on with it.
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It's funny how a song can start in your mind, and then when it goes through all the filters, it ends up in a totally different spot.
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In your mid-30s, you have to take inventory, or you'll stumble.
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I write music, really, to make myself feel better.
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Rock n' roll is a pretty fun job.
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I'm a late bloomer. It's taken me a long time to find my voice, and I think all the records I've made over the years, I was finding my voice, and that's part of the process.
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I felt like hip-hop was my music, it was like my outsider music... but then my mom started answering our phone, 'Yo, what's up.' She was hearing me talk to my friends. I was like, 'No, mom, don't cop the hip-hop talk.'
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You wouldn't want to be in a rock band - trust me.
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When I sit down to write a song, there is no filter. I'm not trying to write for anyone or anything specifically. It's just trying to capture a little piece of your soul - even if it's a really ugly part.
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I think you kind of lose the human aspect when you make things too perfect.
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It really helps me to get into the character of the record when I have a designated look. It just really simplifies things for me.
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I'm an American songwriter, and I write from a very American perspective, and so did the records I grew up listening to.
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My mother's records were formative for me, but when I became a teenager, I wanted to find songs that she wasn't hip to. She was so hip, though, that I had to go outside rock n' roll - so for about 10 years, I only listened to hip-hop, house and techno.