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! Jill Sobule More Quotes by Jill Sobule More Quotes From Jill Sobule My rocking out didn't make me particularly popular with the boys or girls. It wasn't cute or feminine. I was more of a...weirdo. Jill Sobule girl cute boys I am doomed or fortunate to stick to what I do best. Jill Sobule doomed fortunate sticks When I was on the big labels, I never calculated what would make me sell more records. I just did what I did -no different than when I wrote songs for myself in high-school. Jill Sobule different song school 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. Jill Sobule artist ideas thinking I'm down with the whole patron thing. Bring back the Medicis. Maybe, I'm not just a lefty, but a royalist. Jill Sobule patron lefties whole I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum. Jill Sobule goes press who good I had a brother six years older than me, so I wasn't just listening to teenybopper stuff. My brother had the cooler music, but my parents had the Burt Bacharach, Tom Jones, the Association, the Fifth Dimension; these groups were un-cool, but I secretly loved them. Jill Sobule parents me music brother I like being a storyteller. I'm bored with myself; I like to write about others. I have a lot of names in my songs: Karen, Margaret, Mary Kay. Even if it's about me, I want to put it through someone else. The music is the soundtrack to the story. Jill Sobule someone myself me music People get to a certain age and success that they stop being curious. I'm still curious because I haven't really had that success. I've never done a record to catch whatever the latest sound is. It's my love of music, eclectic-ness, and the music that I heard my entire life that seeps in. That's what you're hearing. Jill Sobule music success love life I was a weird kid. Jill Sobule weird kid 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! They seem to have the same interests as me. They are kind of nerdy and cool - and have good taste, obviously. Jill Sobule i-am good cool me I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough. 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. Jill Sobule my-life you song life I always did go against the singer-songwriter form. I think I've always had a lot of storytelling songs. Jill Sobule against go think always When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I heard Sammy Cahn was asked what comes first, the lyrics or the music, and he said, 'The paycheck.' Jill Sobule like think music said I haven't learned anything new on guitar since high school. And I think it's time to learn something. Jill Sobule think guitar time school I'm an older woman who's not going to have a shiny pop song ever again, so that gives me license to do whatever the hell I want. Jill Sobule woman me hell song I was very inspired by the videos of the crowds at the Palin rallies. Jill Sobule videos very crowds inspired
