Norah Jones Quotes

If I were a painter I would paint my reverie If that's the only way for you to be with me

It's funny how you realize what's important, and it's not fame and money, even though it can be really nice. It's happiness and whatever it takes to make you feel happy.

Designers send me clothes I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing.

Songs are about whatever you want them to be about. For me it might mean something completely different than what it means to you. So I'd say it's about whatever the listener thinks it's about.

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

Anyone can look pretty with hair and make-up.

I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together.

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

I don't think I'm a great songwriter, but I think I've learned a lot about it, and I don't think there's any one way to do it. I don't think I can control it at all. I can just kind of hope that it happens.

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.

I'm not melancholy; I'm a happy-go-lucky person, kind of silly. I like funny things. I have a lot of energy. I tend to like music that's mellow, though.

It's hard for me to pry with people I know.

Your limitations create your sound.

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.

I've learned now to talk, act or walk famous. I can still walk around New York, without being molested or bothered. I don't mind autographs - that's part of it. I just do not see the point of being "out there" or behaving outrageously. It will bring nothing but trouble.