Norah Jones Quotes

I've just always been around great songwriters. To me, they were the standard.

I've been singing since I was two. Music was my first passion and I love writing, singing, creating and being creative.

I would be involved with music whether I had a career or not. I'm always going to be writing songs and recording them.

I just love making music, and I wouldn't want to stop.

I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how to make great music. Of course, part of it is his incredible talent. Who are the greatest jazz singers in the world? Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Ray Charles.

I am a muso, and I love doing it. I assumed that would be my career for a long time. I always wanted to be a writer, but I didn't think that anyone could actually be that full-time, so I always go back to conducting and arranging and playing. If you scratch me, I'm a musician.

The one thing I'm really the most confident in as an artist is my songwriting ability and ear for pop music. I'm really excited to show that off. It was a side that I wasn't able to show on 'American Idol.'

But I love to write music. What I would love to do is give some of the songs I write to someone like Taylor Swift because I feel like she could sing them.

I'm a songwriter and I'd love to make that a part of my career.

Music has always been my first love, so making music happen is a big priority of mine.

Anyone who takes the craft of songwriting seriously I radiate towards. Spending time with Daryl Hall was a dream come true. I picked his brain a lot because Hall And Oats is timeless.

I dabbled a little bit in the whole music thing but I've always thought about Bernie Taupin, who is Elton John's lyricist; Elton John is the great melody and song writer but Bernie Taupin is the one who writes all the lyrics. I don't write lyrics, and I never wanted to be in the music business if I was just going to be a puppet in it.

I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter.

I'm hoping to do more with my music. I did the stage musical 'Spring Awakening' recently and it reignited the love I have for singing.

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

When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that or whether I'm going to feature this or that rapper. I just focus on just making a great song and figure out the rest later.

I'm a songwriter-singer. I'm very vocal oriented, of course, but songwriting - no matter whether it's for myself or another artist - is of paramount importance to it all.

Singing and playing have always gone hand-in-hand with me. I love 'em both equally.

As a songwriter, you try your best to write a good song, and you like nothing better than hearing a good song. It's easy to admire a great song, and you want to share out of enthusiasm.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music.

I love music, singing, and playing piano (though I'm not very good). And I adore musical theater.

Music is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

I love music. I listen to a lot of it.