All Rickie Lee Jones Quotes
- You never know when you're making a memory. Funny
- I think I have to work to write a happy song. I write them carefully; they're simple and they're about when it's fun to walk… Best
- I like words. Words are places, rooms, distant airs, thin and tropical. They make us feel and imagine we are more than our bodies. Air
- There is no fear before and no fear after. We give our best. Best
- Singing other people's material was perceived, I think, as a weakness of my persona. The effect, though, was to make me dig my heels in… Combine
- For the most part, people use God as Santa Claus. Claus
- I had a terrible manager once who described my career as 'spiraling downward. Career
- I put out a recording of me singing mostly jazz because I wanted people to know I'm coming from a jazz background. Background
- I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live. Creating
- I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I… Always Felt
- As a musician, I've accomplished what I hoped to accomplish. Accomplish
- I didn't have any great job prospects. Any
- I think poetry is best read to oneself. Best
- I want to work and be happy. Funny
- I was raised by a strong mother and I never felt like I had to be a role, you know, I was just me, who… Felt
- I'm easily destroyed and I operate on emotional levels. Destroyed
- I'm respected, I'm still working, what more could I ask? Ask
- I've always had an active imagination. Active
- In my opinion, the Republican Party is the last on the list to care about the needs of old people and children and poor people. Care
- It's OK to not be political unless your country is falling apart. Apart