I'm a late bloomer. It's taken me a long time to find my voice, and I think all the records I've made over the years, I was finding my voice, and that's part of the process. Jenny Lewis More Quotes by Jenny Lewis More Quotes From Jenny Lewis When I first started touring, we had a crappy van, and we would all share rooms. So for many years as a grown adult woman, I would share a bed with a bandmate, whether it would be Jimmy Tamborello from the Postal Service or Pierre De Reeder from Rilo Kiley, just a pillow barrier between us sleeping on the same bed. Jenny Lewis us woman service bed I'm a huge reggae fan. I want to go to Jamaica and make, like, Bob Marley 'One Love' positive songs. That's what the world needs. Jenny Lewis go positive love world I had a huge Lisa Frank sticker collection. I traded them. Jenny Lewis collection them sticker frank I have that working-class show-business blood coursing through my veins. Jenny Lewis working-class through veins blood My hair looks so good out in the desert, it's unbelievable. It's, like, perfectly not frizzy. Jenny Lewis good desert hair looks I don't feel unlucky in love anymore, and it's not all emo. It's a scary place to be in when you're like: 'What am I supposed to write about now? I don't feel heartbroken, so now what?' Jenny Lewis feel place you love I'm obsessed with old rotary phones. Jenny Lewis old rotary obsessed phones My parents divorced when I was 3 years old. They had a lounge act in Las Vegas, where I was born. The band broke up and the marriage dissolved, and my mother, my sister and I moved to Southern California. And I didn't see my dad a lot growing up; he was on the road a lot. I'd see him every couple years. Jenny Lewis parents marriage dad mother I've always just had sort of a dark take on life, I suppose, and hopefully, the music transcends that in a way. Jenny Lewis music dark life way When I was a teenager, I went to Europe on a backpacking trip by myself, and I met a woman who was following Sebadoh. It was the early 1990s, and that was my introduction to indie rock. Jenny Lewis rock woman myself introduction It's funny how a song can start in your mind, and then when it goes through all the filters, it ends up in a totally different spot. Jenny Lewis start mind song funny That is the true joy of being a solo artist. I can do whatever I want. I can go wherever I want. I can show up with my guitar and my song, and it can sound a hundred different ways. That's the freedom of being on your own. The flipside is: That's you on the cover. If it sucks, it's your fault. Jenny Lewis you guitar freedom song In your mid-30s, you have to take inventory, or you'll stumble. Jenny Lewis stumble your take you It would be nice to create something that's healing rather than slightly creepy and darkly judgmental! Jenny Lewis be-nice something nice healing My mother had a great vinyl collection, and she was constantly playing female singer-songwriters. I first learned about classic song structures by listening to them, and Laura Nyro particularly stood out. Her voice was outside what you'd usually hear on the radio; that really appealed to me. Jenny Lewis me you mother song My mother's records were formative for me, but when I became a teenager, I wanted to find songs that she wasn't hip to. She was so hip, though, that I had to go outside rock n' roll - so for about 10 years, I only listened to hip-hop, house and techno. Jenny Lewis hip-hop me mother house When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus. Jenny Lewis day me you music
