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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. "

Norah Jones

Pressure

First

Off

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Body

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" I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial. "

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Jazz

Nose

" I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz. "

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Arts

Music

" I'm ballsy. Well, sometimes I'm ballsy. "

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Sometimes

Well

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Feel

Lucky

" I feel like all the songs are little scenes, different angles, of the feelings that come around something ending. "