Diana Krall
Diana Krall
Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBCis a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second Jazz artist of the 2000–09 decade, establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth16 November 1964
CountryCanada
broken-heart song creating
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.
piano honor privilege
It is a privilege and an honor to perform on Steinway pianos.
names cities radio
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.
writing mean thinking
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.
fun character miserable
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.
dream children player
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.
husband benefits euphoric
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.
music missions
I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out.
music song feelings
Love songs last because they are about feelings that don't change.
art imagination creeps
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.
song giving imagination
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.
music being-the-best hard
I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.
ambition artist wonder
I always wonder what drives us as Artists.
character stories sometimes
Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense.