I guess I wanted to emulate the artists that my parents were listening to when I was growing up. I've always had this affinity for folk music, and music in general, for as long as I can remember. So as… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share Image
We operate from this position of, "Let's build the skeleton and then insert the filling." We have this ping-pong dynamic with each other where… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
Lately I haven't been able to write for the guitar - it'll usually start out with a melody on the bass, and I'll layer… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
There's a part of me, and I'm sure every single musician that writes for themselves has this: there's a layer of precious that you… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
I've done four records now, and your idea of what it's going to be for that record is never what it ends up being,… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
In other words, the hidden subsidies [designed to help individuals seeking college degrees] are not helping those who most need help in getting a… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
I create my own schedule, so you start out each day and you say, "Okay, from 10 to 11 I'm going to write," and… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
Usually when I'm in the van or if there's downtime, I'll just mess around in Garage Band and work out melodies or ideas I've… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
I was really kind of miserable with myself personally and all of the things that you can be creatively, until someone said - and… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
I guess I wanted to emulate the artists that my parents were listening to when I was growing up. I've always had this affinity… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
I had gotten to know the music scene there, and just fell in love with it. I've lived there a little over four years… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
When I was younger - in elementary school - my parents are both teachers, so we moved around a lot. For the most part… — Sarah Jaffe Copy Share
