Diana Krall Quotes

I think that I was being much more uptight about those things before. I feel like I really don't have to prove anything at this point other than what I'm doing.

There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman who's sort of losing it in a room.

I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.

Love songs last because they are about feelings that don't change.

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.

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.

The greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out.

I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out.

The album is a definite departure. I haven't written original material before, except for one song on my first album, but Elvis and I did six songs together on this one.

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.

Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense.

It is a privilege and an honor to perform on Steinway pianos.

I always wonder what drives us as Artists.

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.

I've sung a lot of emotional songs, but when you're writing it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.

Denzal Sinclaire embodies the tradition of the great singers I love like Nat Cole, yet definitely has his own voice. He is one of my favourite singers.

I love music so much I love what I do. I work very hard at being the best musician I can be because I love it.