178 Quotes by Norah Jones

People think I’m really melancholy and romantic and all whispery. I’m not at all. I’m very direct.

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

I’ve always loved to read. But sometimes I go for a year without reading, because I forget to.

I genuinely don’t feel that anything that’s been written or said about me has overshadowed my music, and that’s the most important thing as far as I’m concerned.

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.

Don’t go chasing after butterflies, when everything you want is right by your side.

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?

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

It’s important to keep indie record stores alive because their unique environments introduce music lovers to things in a very personal way.