Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Norah Jones is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Throughout her career, Jones has won numerous awards and has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Billboard named her the top jazz artist of the 2000–2009 decade. She has won nine Grammy Awards and was 60th on Billboard magazine's artists of the 2000–2009 decade chart...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth30 March 1979
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I just do the same stuff I always did. I have a bigger apartment - that's the main change.
All is fair in love and songwriting.
What I was going for in the first two albums I didn't necessarily achieve. Because I was young and because it was my first time out. And the second album was such a 'quickie' sort of 'Let's just get it over with!' But the kind of music I make, there's a lot of subtlety in it. And I think it takes a couple of listens to actually really get it.
For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.
I'm ballsy. Well, sometimes I'm ballsy.
Don't go chasing after butterflies, when everything you want is right by your side.
I really love things with melody.
In college I had a weekend gig at a restaurant, a solo thing that was the best practice I could have ever had. That's where I learned to coordinate my singing and my piano playing.
Your limitations create your sound.
My mom and I have always been very close. She is my best friend. She had to make a lot of sacrifices early on in my life to make sure I got to do what I wanted to do.
Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.
You would never catch me in a miniskirt.
I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together.
A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music.