Quotes by Norah Jones

About Norah Jones:

Geetali Norah Jones Shankar is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. She is a daughter of an American, Sue Jones, and Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar. She is Anoushka Shankar's half-sister.
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Success and the art of making music are two different things for me.

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My mom and I have always been very close. She is my best friend. She had to make a lot of sacrifices early on in my life to make sure I got to do what I wanted to do.

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In college I had a weekend gig at a restaurant, a solo thing that was the best practice I could have ever had. That's where I learned to coordinate my singing and my piano playing.

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Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.

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I got stood up by the letter Y, he was hanging around with his X.

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A song will keep going round in my brain and keep me awake.

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I wasn't a trained Mickey Mouse club performer. I played in jazz clubs and restaurants.

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During my first photo shoot, I was unhappy because they put so much makeup on me and straightened my hair. I've been stubborn ever since.

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I feel like I've been lucky, because I don't feel like I've ever tried to be somebody I'm not. People might disagree.

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

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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?

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I don't think it's a bad thing to share how you feel, especially if people can relate to it.

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It's fun to peek into other people's worlds and see how they go about doing things.

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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.

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

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The coolest thing I've gotten to do in the past few years is guest star on Sesame Street.

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I don't want to be the next big anything. I just want to play for people and that's it.

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Coffee gives me bad breath.

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If you're a female and you get asked by someone who shoots the most beautiful female scenes to be in their film, it's kind of exciting.

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People will read into what you say no matter what, so it doesn't matter to me.

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Author Bio

  • NameNorah Jones
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • AliasesGeetali Norah Jones Shankar
  • BornMarch 30, 1979
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Street Artist; Pianist; Singer; Composer; Songwriter; Jazz Musician
  • AwardsGrammy Award For Best New Artist