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I don't write songs, play music and tour, really, for anyone else but myself. It's something that I have to do to stay alive.
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It sounds cheesy, but music has saved me in a lot of ways. If I had just continued acting, I don't think I would be alive.
Jenny Lewis
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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.
Jenny Lewis -
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.
Jenny Lewis -
Rilo Kiley was a rock band, so I wanted my solo records to feel different.
Jenny Lewis -
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.
Jenny Lewis -
It's pretty amazing to write under any circumstances when someone gives you an assignment to write a song, even if it doesn't get accepted. I've written songs a couple of times, some for Disney, that haven't actually ended up in their films, but then you're left with a song forever.
Jenny Lewis -
There's blood in my mouthCause I've been biting my tongue all week I keep on talking trashBut I never say anythingAnd the talking leads to touchingAnd the touching leads to sexAnd then there is no mystery left
Jenny Lewis
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I've had enough of breakdowns and diagrams-Judging from picture books, apparently Heaven is a partly cloudy place.
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In the past, like for the last Rilo Kiley record, 'Under the Blacklight,' I wore exclusively hot pants because the themes in that record were the underbelly of Los Angeles.
Jenny Lewis -
When you jump up the Earth wants you back.
Jenny Lewis -
I didn't know anything about music when I started a band. I barely knew how to play a guitar. I didn't know how to produce records. I learned how to play bass guitar and keyboards in Rilo Kiley. I picked up a lot from my collaborators.
Jenny Lewis -
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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It's interesting how songs can evolve. Sometimes I'll write a song that feels relevant in the moment, but four years later, I don't want to sing it anymore. Then something will happen in my life, and the song becomes relevant again.
Jenny Lewis
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I like babies, but not in the front row. I don't want to sing directly to a baby.
Jenny Lewis -
You can find me at three in the morning in my living room with a glass of wine and really bad '90s trip hop beats blaring from my headphones.
Jenny Lewis -
Sometimes you don't understand what you're going through until you're on the other side of it.
Jenny Lewis -
If I'm not crying while writing a song, I'm not doing it right.
Jenny Lewis -
I love kids, but there's always time for them later. You can always adopt; you can have a puppy. The songs are my children.
Jenny Lewis -
I scored one film by myself, which was the hardest thing I think I've ever done.
Jenny Lewis
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I learn lessons with every interview I give.
Jenny Lewis -
I felt like onstage I have to have a certain amount of anonymity, like, personal anonymity, to feel loose and free. When you're up there with people who've known you for a decade, and you make a bad joke and you hear the cackling behind the drums, it's hard to get lost in the moment.
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I think I have a hard time expressing myself in my relationships. I use songs to tell people how I'm feeling. If I can't say 'I love you,' I'll write a song about it and hope that the person figures it out.
Jenny Lewis -
When I think people like one record more than the other, then someone will surprise me.
Jenny Lewis