S. Jones Quotes

I didn't think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody - I didn't think it described me very well and I didn't think it had anything to do with my music.

Sometimes when you're trying to do a record too close to home, you can get really distracted.

I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the time.

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.

I'm not going to play lead guitar in a concert hall full of people, because I'm going to mess up a lot.

Making records is fun. It's not some big statement. You're allowed to make mistakes.

I would love to make a real jazz album someday because I never have. But that's something I'm not in a rush to do.

I'm not trying to conquer Hollywood. I love my day job.

I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record label.

I'm not a very dark person.

I genuinely don't feel that anything that's been written or said about me has overshadowed my music, and that's the most important thing as far as I'm concerned.

There are absolutely no problems between me, my dad and my sister. Obviously I grew up with just my mum, but my relationship with my dad is just fine.

I hope there are some audiophiles still out there.

I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it's part of your body.

Songwriting is something I really need to work on. I don't have very many songs but I really love it. I would love to be a great song writer some day.

I've always loved to read. But sometimes I go for a year without reading, because I forget to.

Songs are about whatever you want them to be about. For me it might mean something completely different than what it means to you. So I'd say it's about whatever the listener thinks it's about.

I like to be in control of things.

I'm always going to do that - record and make music.

I like songs with a lot of heart and feeling and subtlety.

There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring.

Designers send me clothes I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing.

A lot of pop people out there are cool, but they overdo it.

You would never catch me in a miniskirt.

You know, when you have a father who's pretty well known but you don't see him, the last thing you want to do is start talking about him all the time to people.

Maybe I'm genetically more inclined to music - but the music I make is so far removed from Indian classical music. I grew up in Texas!

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

I really love things with melody.

When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about Texas.

I like barbecuing because it's easy.

I make a good fried chicken.

I always try to do something different. I don't think I've made the same record over and over.

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music.

A record is just a snapshot of where you are at any time.

I actually write more on guitar than I do on piano.

If I were a painter I would paint my reverie If that's the only way for you to be with me

I'm a musician because I love it and it's supposed to be fun.

I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together.

I love eggs so much. I feel like my day hasn't started until I've had eggs. I'm probably gonna die from high cholesterol!

I don't want to be singing my diary.

I'm not a great piano player.

I'm super-fortunate to have any fans still.

I'm happy. I feel good about music.

Music is fun. It should be fun. And that's the key, I think. Keep it as the thing you love.

I had success early on where I'm able to try to keep it fun, and I don't have to do things just for the sake of making a living, which a lot of my musician friends don't have that luxury of course.

I don't go about playing music differently. It changes my sleeping schedule and my drinking habits, that's what I like to say.

I think playing music is one of my great joys in life.

Everybody's got their secrets; I carry mine like a jagged stone in my shoe.

Kara do you love Brad?' All my heart.' Then how can you let him leave next year?' I guess love isn’t enough sometimes.