Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane "Jenny" Lewis is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released three solo albums. She performed as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth8 January 1976
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
hard home tend
When I'm not working is when I tend to freak out a bit. It's hard for me to just stay home.
appealed classic constantly female great hear laura learned outside playing song stood structures vinyl voice
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.
interview learn lessons
I learn lessons with every interview I give.
learned shows
Some shows suck, but I always - the show must go on. I learned it from my past as a child actor. The show must go on. You have to just keep on with it.
solo
Rilo Kiley was a rock band, so I wanted my solo records to feel different.
kinda looks shining
It's kinda creepy, right? I think it looks like The Shining .
dudes hey love
Hey dudes ... this is a love song.
sticker traded
I had a huge Lisa Frank sticker collection. I traded them.
crowd girls hopefully impact maybe music prove trying women work
For me personally, I just try to prove myself in my work. I'm just trying to get better at what I do, and hopefully that will impact women in music, and hopefully the girls in the crowd will see my up there as a bandleader and think, 'Wow, maybe I can do that one day.'
specific trying
I'm not trying to repeat myself or cater myself to one specific group of people.
takes
I think it's always an adjustment for me, but I do feel like, ultimately, I can kind of write anywhere. It just takes a second to get back in to the groove.
fluid imagine music people record
I can't imagine how people will react to my music. For me, it's a really fluid process from one record to the next, but it's really up to the listener.
directly front
I like babies, but not in the front row. I don't want to sing directly to a baby.
continued music saved sounds
It sounds cheesy, but music has saved me in a lot of ways. If I had just continued acting, I don't think I would be alive.