Jenny Lewis Quotes

I play bass. I play a bit of guitar. I've never been to a lesson, so my theory of music is non-existent in any instrument, but we always had guitars around.

Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends.

I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs.

I started playing guitar at, like, 12 or 13 and just rock bands mostly. I had a punk rock band and hard core bands and all that.

Being on 'Nashville' and working with some incredible people like T-Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller - so many wonderful, incredible musicians that I've been blessed to play with and observe - that has continued to shape the process of arranging music, writing music.

I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.

I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.

I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.

Whenever I have time, I try to get in the studio and write, whether it's for me or other artists or my catalog of music. It's definitely one of my favorite parts of the music industry.

It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

My playing music is strictly for fun. When I was in a band, I was really excited to talk about it since I had never really played music to that extent. It was never meant as something I would consider as anything more than having fun with my friends. But I think I would enjoy writing music for the movies that I'm working on.

The main thing is that I've been studying composition for the last four years. I'd say it's the life experience combined with the lessons that enabled me to go much further.

I don't know, the artist thing is not me. I love making music, though.

I still have a lot to learn. I'm concentrating on learning a lot more about music.

I was someone who knew what they wanted to do for so long. I was always fascinated by music, always a student of pop.

I have no such ambition of becoming an actor. I want to grow as a musician, singer and songwriter.

I started making music when I was like 14.

My favorite thing to do is make music. It's what I spend most of my free time doing.

I am only 30, and music is like a subject for me. I work like a student in every film.

I've been writing music since I was a teenager. I play keyboards. I'm not much of a player, but I can write. That will come along. I'd like to do a musical.

I don't intend to stop making music.

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

I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively.

I've never been much of a guitarist. I mean, I've played forever, but I was always more of a rhythm kind of guy. I don't read music.

I'm definitely interested in making more music and uploading new covers; I like to take suggestions because it's more fun if people know the song.