--- title: "11 Want Quotes By Norah Jones" description: "11 Want quotes by Norah Jones. Plus more from Norah Jones and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/norah-jones-2918_music_i-just-want-to-make-my-music-and-i-want_2177982.png" --- > [I just want to make my music, and I want it to stand on its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-just-want-to-make-my-music-and-i-want-it-to-stand-on-its-own/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/norah-jones-2918_music_i-just-want-to-make-my-music-and-i-want_2177982.png) > [I like my life. I like my friends. I don't want to go anywhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-like-my-life-i-like-my-friends-i-don-t-want-to-go-anywhere-else/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/norah-jones-2918_friends_i-like-my-life-i-like-my-friends-i-don-t_330168.png) > [I don't want to be singing my diary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-don-t-want-to-be-singing-my-diary/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/norah-jones-2918_diaries_i-don-t-want-to-be-singing-my-diary-1250_12503.png) > [I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-just-want-to-keep-making-music-recording-and-trying-different/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c24/norah-jones-2918_different_i-just-want-to-keep-making-music-recordi_649689.png) > [Don't go chasing after butterflies, when everything you want is right by your side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/don-t-go-chasing-after-butterflies-when-everything-you-want-is-right/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/norah-jones-2918_butterflies_don-t-go-chasing-after-butterflies-when_881429.png) > [I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-want-to-check-the-record-books-and-see-how-many-fathers-and/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/074/norah-jones-2918_book_i-want-to-check-the-record-books-and-see_961911.png) > [I don't want to be the next big anything. I just want to play for people and that's it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-don-t-want-to-be-the-next-big-anything-i-just-want-to-play-for/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/norah-jones-2918_bigs_i-don-t-want-to-be-the-next-big-anything_2161079.jpg) > [You know, when you have a father who's pretty well known but you don't see him, the last thing you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/you-know-when-you-have-a-father-who-s-pretty-well-known-but-you-don-t/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/norah-jones-2918_father_you-know-when-you-have-a-father-who-s-pr_2736951.jpg) > [I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-think-singing-comes-most-naturally-for-me-because-it-s-part-of-your/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/norah-jones-2918_body_i-think-singing-comes-most-naturally-for_2098636.png) > [Songs are about whatever you want them to be about. For me it might mean something completely different than what it means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/songs-are-about-whatever-you-want-them-to-be-about-for-me-it-might/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/norah-jones-2918_different_songs-are-about-whatever-you-want-them-t_1178762.png) > [Come away with in the night Come away with me And I will sing you a song Come away with me on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/come-away-with-in-the-night-come-away-with-me-and-i-will-sing-you-a/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/norah-jones-2918_arms_come-away-with-in-the-night-come-away-wi_575589.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Norah Jones > [I don't want to be singing my diary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-don-t-want-to-be-singing-my-diary/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [The pop world is cool, but I never really thought of myself as part of it or wanting to be a part of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/the-pop-world-is-cool-but-i-never-really-thought-of-myself-as-part-of/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [That's been the coolest thing about all this, I get to meet people that I worship!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/that-s-been-the-coolest-thing-about-all-this-i-get-to-meet-people/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [I remember early on, for instance, having to play wedding gigs, that I hated playing the music. Now I don't have to play music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-remember-early-on-for-instance-having-to-play-wedding-gigs-that-i/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [I'm happy. I feel good about music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-m-happy-i-feel-good-about-music/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [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!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-love-eggs-so-much-i-feel-like-my-day-hasn-t-started-until-i-ve-had/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [I make a good fried chicken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-make-a-good-fried-chicken/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [It's not like once you achieve success, you're done, you know. It's like, still enjoy doing what you're doing, that's the key for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/it-s-not-like-once-you-achieve-success-you-re-done-you-know-it-s-like/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [Music is fun. It should be fun. And that's the key, I think. Keep it as the thing you love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/music-is-fun-it-should-be-fun-and-that-s-the-key-i-think-keep-it-as/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [Come away with me and we'll kiss. On a mountaintop. Come away with me and I'll never stop loving you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/come-away-with-me-and-we-ll-kiss-on-a-mountaintop-come-away-with-me/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [I love my dad and we have a very good relationship now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-love-my-dad-and-we-have-a-very-good-relationship-now/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/without-a-piano-i-don-t-know-how-to-stand-don-t-know-what-to-do-with/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [I'm always going to do that - record and make music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-m-always-going-to-do-that-record-and-make-music/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [Come away with me on a bus. Come away where they can't tempt us. With their lies...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/come-away-with-me-on-a-bus-come-away-where-they-can-t-tempt-us-with/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) > [I, don't know how, to slow it down. My mind's racing from chasing pirates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-don-t-know-how-to-slow-it-down-my-mind-s-racing-from-chasing-pirates/) [Norah Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norah-jones/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/norah-jones/#itemlist", "name": "11 Want Quotes By Norah Jones", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just want to make my music, and I want it to stand on its own.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Norah Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norah-jones/i-just-want-to-make-my-music-and-i-want-it-to-stand-on-its-own/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/norah-jones-2918_music_i-just-want-to-make-my-music-and-i-want_2177982.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/norah-jones-2918_music_i-just-want-to-make-my-music-and-i-want_2177982.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/norah-jones-2918_music_i-just-want-to-make-my-music-and-i-want_2177982.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just want to make my music, and I want it to stand on its own.” — Norah Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like my life. 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