15+ Jenny Lewis Quotes On Friendship, Internet And Heaven

Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just as your back's turned, you'll be surprised... as your solitude subsides. — Jenny Lewis

I was born in Las Vegas and my babysitter was a female Elvis Presley impersonator. My first memory is being in her arms and she was fully dressed up as Elvis. She was an avid thrift-shopper so I started going to thrift shops when I was very young. You could put something together for no money at all. — Jenny Lewis

I'm a control freak with regards to certain aspects. I think you just have to be when you're making stuff in the world. You have to have a clear idea what you want. — Jenny Lewis

It's amazing how quickly things start to change when you haven't slept. Your memory goes. Physically, you don't feel well. Emotionally, you're all over the place - you know, if you miss one night of sleep. You can only imagine five nights of not sleeping. I was in an alternate state of reality. — Jenny Lewis

If you wanna get to heaven, get out of this world. — Jenny Lewis

As hard as I try to sound tough and dark, I still sound cute. — Jenny Lewis

I'm removed in my real life, and unable to express certain things face to face. So I have always found myself in this fantasy world. That's why I started writing songs and stories from a very young age. I'd much rather walk around anonymously cooking up tales than face the people that I have known forever. — Jenny Lewis

I write music, really, to make myself feel better. — Jenny Lewis

When you make a solo record, it's you. It's your name. It has to be the right songs for how you feel. It just took me a really long time to get to a place where I felt comfortable with the material and the recording. — Jenny Lewis

I think I have a hard time expressing myself in my relationships. I use songs to tell people how I'm feeling. If I can't say 'I love you,' I'll write a song about it and hope that the person figures it out. — Jenny Lewis

I tend to work well within a deadline. If I know I have to get something in three weeks, I tend to A, enjoy myself a little bit more, and B, really work well. — Jenny Lewis

I felt like hip-hop was my music, it was like my outsider music... but then my mom started answering our phone, 'Yo, what's up.' She was hearing me talk to my friends. I was like, 'No, mom, don't cop the hip-hop talk. — Jenny Lewis

I think life is the most important thing and you have to live that first and then you're art comes second. — Jenny Lewis

I think you kind of lose the human aspect when you make things too perfect. — Jenny Lewis

Whenever I have a bunch of tunes written, I always find a kind of uniform that accompanies the songs. — Jenny Lewis

Life Lessons by Jenny Lewis

  1. Jenny Lewis teaches us to be resilient and to never give up on our dreams, no matter how hard the journey may be.
  2. She also reminds us to stay true to ourselves and to never compromise our values for the sake of success.
  3. Finally, her work encourages us to be creative and to take risks in order to create something truly unique and special.
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