Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and delight for me is this idea that I get to rhyme. Joanna Newsom cleardelightexcitement Change image and share on social
People in San Francisco and the East Bay have shown interest, done interviews, and have come to shows. I guess that the news travels fast out of this island that we are on. Joanna Newsom bayeastfast Change image and share on social
People are often afraid for me. They think that I am going to break. I can make it through a set. Joanna Newsom afraidbreakmake Change image and share on social
I wasn't interested in writing music that wasn't beautiful for me to listen to. Joanna Newsom beautifulinterestlisten Change image and share on social
It's valid that the Strokes and the Pleased have been influenced by some of the same bands. But it's invalid in the sense that we listen to the Strokes and try to sounds like them. I think that they are a good band. Joanna Newsom bandgoodinfluence share on social
In high school, we studied a lot of poetical forms. I was really interested in the math that was involved and the strange live break ups. That gave me a great amount of respect for a rhymed stanza. Joanna Newsom amountbreakform Change image and share on social
I definitely don't subscribe to the theory that more instruments, or more vocal tracks, harmony, or double tracking the voice, is a good thing. People do their early albums very stripped down, then each album becomes bloated. Joanna Newsom albumbloatdouble share on social
I can understand someone not liking the voice or the songs. Joanna Newsom likesongunderstand Change image and share on social
The very first Walnut Whales recording was recorded just a few weeks after I had started singing, out of the blue, started singing. And the voice, you can hear how uncomfortable I am with it, and how terrified I am with it. Joanna Newsom bluehearrecord share on social
Well, yeah, I wanted to resist the urge to thicken everything up with instrumentation, because I just felt like I was interested in seeing how the songs did on their own. Joanna Newsom feltinstrumentationinterest Change image and share on social
