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
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.
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.
music
I write music, really, to make myself feel better.
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.'
barely bass keyboards knew learned music picked produce
I didn't know anything about music when I started a band. I barely knew how to play a guitar. I didn't know how to produce records. I learned how to play bass guitar and keyboards in Rilo Kiley. I picked up a lot from my collaborators.
life music sort transcends
I've always just had sort of a dark take on life, I suppose, and hopefully, the music transcends that in a way.
country music virtually
I find most modern country virtually unlistenable. I can't relate to the music or the lyrics.
hear music musicians recording tendency
I think a lot of musicians play for the playback. I mean, that's the joy of recording - you want to hear what you've done and what you've contributed - but never listening to that playback kind of removes the intellectual part of making music, and it removes the tendency to be revisionist.
anyone music
I don't write songs, play music and tour, really, for anyone else but myself. It's something that I have to do to stay alive.
directly front
I like babies, but not in the front row. I don't want to sing directly to a baby.
envisioned solo
I never envisioned myself as a solo artist; I was always part of a band.
opposite roll scene
You never know how things are going to turn out in a movie. You can imagine a scene one way, and it can turn out to be completely the polar opposite of what you expected. You just have to roll with the punches.
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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.
actual massive means ticket
I think the idea of opening up for a massive band is always better than actually doing it, and having your name on the ticket means more than the actual set.