Harp Quotes by Joanna Newsom

I never thought people would be mortally offended by the sounds I was making.

— Joanna Newsom

It broke my heart when I learned the moon had been passing the sun’s light off as its own.

— Joanna Newsom

I wasn't born of a whistle or milked from a thistle at twilight No I was all horns and thorns sprung out fully formed,…

— Joanna Newsom

Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and…

— Joanna Newsom

I'm not a wanderer, which is funny because I'm on tour half the time. I'm a home, hearth and family kind of person.

— Joanna Newsom

I am producing sounds that people are not used to hearing from the harp.

— Joanna Newsom

I didn't sing for years and years, but I started playing harp when I was maybe 9 or 10. I had actually wanted to…

— Joanna Newsom

I have a voice that's obviously untrained - and I think untrainable - so I kind of secreted it away for a long time.…

— Joanna Newsom

There's something fundamental to the harp that has retained its appeal my whole life. It's an instrument I am just in love with.

— Joanna Newsom

I don't think I'm abnormal and I think that lets people down.

— Joanna Newsom

I can bear a lot but not that pall

— Joanna Newsom

What a woman does is open doors. And it is not a question of locking or unlocking.

— Joanna Newsom

I am always trying to write.

— Joanna Newsom

I recorded harp first or singing first. I recorded it all together. Part of the reason is that I don't know how to play…

— Joanna Newsom

You should listen to a lot of different music.

— Joanna Newsom