I'm a bit of a lefty. I like the idea of art and music collectives. Jill Sobule More Quotes by Jill Sobule More Quotes From Jill Sobule I wish I had somebody to rock me to sleep. Jill Sobule rocks wish sleep I would go to heaven, if I believed in heaven. Jill Sobule ifs heaven And we laughed, at the world. They can have their diamonds, And we'll have our pearls Jill Sobule laughter pearls world My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can't get rid of it. Jill Sobule childhood mom trying When I was a kid, I wanted to be a spy detective or a rock star. Jill Sobule rocks stars kids As a musician, I have always refrained from criticizing another artist. Jill Sobule criticize musician artist I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough. Jill Sobule records enough made Unfortunately you can't copyright a title... bummer. Jill Sobule bummer copyright titles I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine. Jill Sobule different stories thinking 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 appreciative mail fans 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 artist song thinking In a way, I'm not at all jaded, and still enjoy so much what I do. It's a good trick. Jill Sobule tricks enjoy way I still have this unrealistic faith, that one day, my ship will come in. More people will discover, understand and buy my stuff. Jill Sobule one-day stuff people I've never been good at the money thing. I have had a couple of really nice but inept managers, and a business accountant that ripped me off. But I cannot totally blame my money making lameness on them. Jill Sobule blame nice couple As a bit of loner, prone to melancholy, with a questionable sexuality, I found great solace in the words of-Dylan, Joni, John Prine and Leonard Cohen. The darker the better. Jill Sobule loner sexuality melancholy I started playing the acoustic guitar for more singer-songwriter type stuff. I bet if I would have gotten more approval for my "rock playing", I might be a world class shredder. Jill Sobule rocks guitar class My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for rehearsal. Rather than hang with my peers after school, I wanted to just listen to the band. More than that, I wanted to play. Jill Sobule brother player school My first instrument was the drums. Not quite sure why I quit and changed to guitar, but I'm sure my parents might have convinced me that the guitar was way better. Jill Sobule guitar parent might Can you imagine a 6 year old banging all day on a drum kit. I do have photos of me in my sort of princess girly bedroom with a bad-ass sparkle set. Jill Sobule girly bad-ass princess Music teachers can either inspire or make you resent your instrument and parents in early years. Jill Sobule parent teacher years
