Song Quotes by Janis Ian

8 Song quotes by Janis Ian

Janis Ian’s thoughts on songs are presented in eight succinct statements. It’s a compact collection that still captures the nuance of her insight.

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I don't pretend to be an expert on intellectual property law, but I do know one thing. If a music industry executive…

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I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop…

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I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats…

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At the end of the day, if you don't have a record contract, a studio or a guitar, you can still write…

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I write a lot from instinct. But as you're writing out of instinct, once you reach a certain level as a songwriter,…

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Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time…

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I feel I was born with the music coming to me, and that's not something to be wasted.

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I played for anybody and everybody from the time I started playing guitar, when I was 10 or 11.

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That's an amazing moment, the first time you hear yourself on radio. It's still thrilling.

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I think one of the reasons musicians keep doing what they do and writers keep doing what they do, is that we're totally unsuited…

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When people used to call me a political writer, it was kind of confusing because I was always much more interested in the social…

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I learned the truth at seventeen, That love was meant for beauty queens, And high school girls with clear skinned smiles, Who married young…

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I know just enough Japanese to get by if I get lost and greet an audience properly, just from having a lot of Japanese…

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I was one of I think three white girls in my school. So, I was very much an outsider. And plus I was Jewish…

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I'm a huge Peter Mayer fan, but only when I don't feel like killing him for being so good. I love Peter's work, though…

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There will always be those people who are just backward and ignorant. There will always be those people. They need somebody to feel superior…

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The best thing you can learn from the worst times of your life is that it always gets better. It may take a month,…

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