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
I am consciously not trying to bring in World Music elements. The ways that I work and feel are completely different in how they sound than someone playing the Kora in Africa would play it. Joanna Newsom africabringcompletely Change image and 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
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
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
It's totally different. I usually don't tell people about the Pleased if they know me from the harp. And if they are there to see the Pleased, I usually don't tell them about the harp. I am nervous that these people will expect something similar. Joanna Newsom expectharpnervous 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
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 am producing sounds that people are not used to hearing from the harp. Joanna Newsom harphearpeople Change image and share on social
