Janis Ian
Janis Ian
Janis Ianis an American singer-songwriter who was mostly active in the 1960s and 1970s; her most successful song, At Seventeen, was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth7 April 1951
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
hands law missing
I don't pretend to be an expert on intellectual property law, but I do know one thing. If a music industry executive claims I should agree with their agenda because it will make me more money, I put my hand on my walletand check it after they leave, just to make sure nothing's missing.
rights parent movement
My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as well.
writing people peers
It's what I do well - I write about things that make people uncomfortable. That's probably the only thing I do better than my peers.
mom guitar lessons
I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.
mean europe careers
I mean, I would love to have the career Joan Baez is having in Europe right now, but God knows I don't begrudge her that career.
goal littles records
When you're young, the goal is to have a hit. You get a little older and the goal becomes to get to make another record.
people ignorant needs
There will always be those people who are just backward and ignorant. There will always be those people. They need somebody to feel superior to.
years being-there enough
I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese friends and being there over the years.
girl school thinking
I was one of I think three white girls in my school. So, I was very much an outsider. And plus I was Jewish and all of my friends were black and Baptist because they listen to the coolest music. We were all listening to Ray Charles and what was then called race music.
home nashville three
I was interviewed for a Grammy television show, and they asked me about Nashville, and I talked for three minutes and when I finished, I was teared up. The whole room was crying. Nashville has given me a home, where I never had a home before.
thinking lazy musician
I think one of the reasons musicians keep doing what they do and writers keep doing what they do, is that we're totally unsuited for anything else. And I for one am much too lazy.
play half world
I'm a huge Peter Mayer fan, but only when I don't feel like killing him for being so good. I love Peter's work, though it irritates me that he plays so much better than I do. If I rocked half as hard as Peter does, I'd own the world by now.
philosophy enemy doe
Truth is not the enemy and whatever does not kill us, sets us free.
self people ignorant
Some people would rather stay ignorant and self-satisfied.