50 Quotes by Jill Sobule

I still have this unrealistic faith, that one day, my ship will come in. More people will discover, understand and buy my stuff.

In a way, I'm not at all jaded, and still enjoy so much what I do. It's a good trick.

I'm a bit of a lefty. I like the idea of art and music collectives.

My original idea- and I still want to do it -for Pinko Records, would be to create a platform for other artists to do the same thing I did. They could create their own levels of donation and final goal. I have no idea how I would make any money on that -but I don't think like that.

I'm down with the whole patron thing. Bring back the Medicis. Maybe, I'm not just a lefty, but a royalist.

My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can't get rid of it.

My first instrument was the drums. Not quite sure why I quit and changed to guitar, but I'm sure my parents might have convinced me that the guitar was way better.

When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.

I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me, because I am totally appreciative and I like my fans!