Diana Krall Professions : Jazz Pianist Born : November 16, 1964 Browse All Authors Top 27 quotes by Diana Krall I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it. Diana Krall jazz being-the-best music But the greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out. You want the listener to find the song on their own. If you give too much away, it takes away from the imagination. Diana Krall song giving people Love songs last because they are about feelings that don't change. Diana Krall music feelings song The greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out. Diana Krall jazz music people 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. Diana Krall broken-heart creating song So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear. Diana Krall creeps imagination art The best advice my mom ever gave me was that you have to talk about your emotions. If something upsets me, she'd say, 'Get mad about it; it's healthy for you,' and I could feel like: Good; now it's over...next! Diana Krall mad mom advice I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out. Diana Krall missions jazz music My dream as a child was to play with a bass player like Ray Brown, who played with the Oscar Peterson Trio. The feeling I had listening to his work was almost carnal, so to actually play for him was earth-shattering for me. Diana Krall player dream children I always wonder what drives us as Artists. Diana Krall artist ambition wonder Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense. Diana Krall stories sometimes character When you drive by Radio City and you see your name up there and it's only 'your' name. I just went 'ooh'. I thought this is really like looking at another person. Diana Krall radio cities names 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. Diana Krall uptight feels thinking 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. Diana Krall track singing character It is a privilege and an honor to perform on Steinway pianos. Diana Krall privilege piano honor You know, we recently played a benefit with my husband, Elvis Costello, and Sir Elton John, who is a mutual friend of ours. Playing with Elvis and Elton and accompanying them with my band was a pretty euphoric experience. Diana Krall euphoric benefits husband I've sung a lot of emotional songs, but when you're writing it's very difficult to decide what to reveal. Diana Krall music writing song I spent a lot of time playing in miserable places that were not a lot of fun. Somebody once said it is character building and I was like: My character is just fine. Diana Krall miserable fun character 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. Diana Krall redneck together song 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. Diana Krall artist writing mean Similar Authors Brad Mehldau jazz-pianist Andrew Hill jazz-pianist Art Tatum jazz-pianist Alice Coltrane jazz-pianist Billy Taylor jazz-pianist Ahmad Jamal jazz-pianist All Authors
