Norah Jones

Norah Jones

30 quotes

Norah Jones, an American singer-songwriter and musician born in 1979, is someone whose words carry as much weight as their professional legacy. Whether reflecting on Music or Cool, Norah Jones brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Discover 35 of Norah Jones's most memorable quotes, ranging across Music, Cool, Relationship, Mom, and Hope. A line that stays with you: "A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music."

“I hope there are some audiophiles still out there.”

— Norah Jones

Hope

All Quotes by Norah Jones

“When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about Texas.”

— Norah Jones

Music

“There are absolutely no problems between me, my dad and my sister. Obviously I grew up with just my mum, but my relationship with my dad is just fine.”

— Norah Jones

Dad

“I could do without 'cool' publications calling me 'mom jazz.' But I laughed all the way to the bank, baby.”

— Norah Jones

Cool

“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.'”

— Norah Jones

Music

“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.”

— Norah Jones

Cool

“For me making music is part social, part interaction, part collaboration.”

— Norah Jones

Music

“I just want to make my music, and I want it to stand on its own.”

— Norah Jones

Music

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

— Norah Jones

Music

“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.”

— Norah Jones

Mom

“It's true, there's a lot of melancholy in my music. I don't know why, I'm not a melancholy person. I've always been drawn to it. Ever since I was a kid, if I had an album I would play the ballads on repeat.”

— Norah Jones

Music

“I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz.”

— Norah Jones

Music

“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.”

— Norah Jones

Music

“I hope there are some audiophiles still out there.”

— Norah Jones

Hope

“I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the time.”

— Norah Jones

Music

“I became a musician so I wouldn't have to get up at 6 in the morning.”

— Norah Jones

Morning

“I love slow music.”

— Norah Jones

Music

“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.”

— Norah Jones

Music

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

— Norah Jones

Home

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

— Norah Jones

Music

“I'm always going to do that - record and make music.”

— Norah Jones

Music