If you're a songwriter, you have to do homework. You can exist for a while on the inspiration, but at some point, you have to sit down and have the discipline to write - to finish the poem, as they say. Jenny Lewis disciplineexistfinish share on social
When I think people like one record more than the other, then someone will surprise me. Jenny Lewis peoplerecordsurprise Change image and share on social
I come from a very uncool profession: being a washed up child actor. Jenny Lewis actorchildprofession Change image and share on social
My parents divorced when I was 3 years old. They had a lounge act in Las Vegas, where I was born. The band broke up and the marriage dissolved, and my mother, my sister and I moved to Southern California. And I didn't see my dad a lot growing up; he was on the road a lot. I'd see him every couple years. Jenny Lewis actbandbear share on social
When I was 18, I took a trip to Thailand with a friend. We stayed for a month. Bangkok was very raw for a teenager: there were no cellphones, no Internet, and the only music I had with me was this cassette by Liz Phair. I was writing a lot of poetry, and she embodied a talky style of songwriting that I found very accessible. Jenny Lewis accessiblebangkokcassette share on social
I'm not always as disciplined as I should be. I don't sit down and write every day, but I should. Jenny Lewis daydisciplinesit Change image and share on social
I think art doesn't have to be created in a period of misery, but it certainly helps. Jenny Lewis artcreatehelp Change image and share on social
I'm more in the Stones camp than the Beatles camp. Jenny Lewis beatlescampstone Change image and share on social
I think Chris Martin is younger than I am, but when I met him, I felt like I was talking to my father. It's so strange, that feeling when someone is that famous - you assume that they are either older or better. Jenny Lewis assumechrisfamous share on social