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" I like barbecuing because it's easy. "
Norah Jones
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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! "
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" Making records is fun. It's not some big statement. You're allowed to make mistakes. "
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" I like my life. I like my friends. I don't want to go anywhere else. "
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" 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. "
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" When I moved to New York, I fell head over heels back into country music and probably 'cause I missed something about Texas. "
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" I love film, and I would love to be a part of something that people universally love as a piece of film. Sure. Of course I would. And I would love to take acting lessons, and see that side of it someday. But I'm a musician. "
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" I don't think I'm a great songwriter, but I think I've learned a lot about it, and I don't think there's any one way to do it. I don't think I can control it at all. I can just kind of hope that it happens. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal. "
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" On the first album I was saying, that's just one part of me. And then I was thinking, well, am I going to hide the rest of me now just because I'm afraid of something? No. I'm just going to be myself. "
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