37 Quotes by Diana Krall

Some so-called 'jazz purists' are critical of me using strings instead of just a trio, and I say to that, 'HA! Who cares?'

Love songs last because they are about feelings that don’t change.

You’re creating an intimacy that everybody feels, that it’s their experience, not yours. I’ll never introduce a song and say, now this song is about ‘my’ broken heart.

The album is a definite departure. I haven’t written original material before, except for one song on my first album, but Elvis and I did six songs together on this one.

I mean, I don’t think I would call Claus to do an album of big band tunes. You know, just like arrangers write for the artist they have in mind; you have to keep in mind if you’re going to work with Claus Ogerman. You invite him to do what he does.

I think that I was being much more uptight about those things before. I feel like I really don’t have to prove anything at this point other than what I’m doing.

There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there’s this film-noir character of a woman who’s sort of losing it in a room.

I’m not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I’d rather be figured out.

Sometimes I can’t get out of the character because the story is very intense.