Lisa Loeb Quotes

Where I grew up in Dallas, things might be a little more traditional. People have the same things in mind. They're supposed to grow up, go to college, get a job, get married, and have children, grandchildren. That's the world I grew up in.

When someone asks if you'd like cake or pie, why not say you want cake and pie?

I have many memories of waking up to eat breakfast that my mother carefully prepared for us and her saying, what do y'all want for lunch, and as we're eating lunch, what do y'all want for dinner? It's always about the next meal

I have three siblings. My sister makes music. My older brother is a classical conductor, and my younger brother is a mixing engineer.

You should try to get what you want in life and try not to be limited.

I learn so much from writing with other musicians, asking questions about their playing style and gear, and hanging out, too.

I'm making a record that's half stripped down acoustic which is the way I perform a lot and half of it is very produced. It's really hard to keep music simple but I was trying to keep it simple and focus on one or two instruments and vocals.

I want to work on some more complicated baking... and it would be interactive!

My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14.

When all the stars were falling, they fell from above, and I thought of hate, and I thought of hate, and then I thought of love.

You tried to hide between the lines of a story never told.

If we all leap before we crawl, we might fall.

I eat fish and love bacon. Plus, I don't mind if soups are made with chicken or beef stock, I just don't like eating big pieces of meat.

Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.

The only way to get vegetables at a diner late night is to order the omelette. A feta cheese and broccoli omelette.

I don't think I can tell any stories about how I lived in a van in Alaska. I grew up in the suburbs, I even had my own room. We weren't poor. Everything was very normal.

The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense of humor. And my boyfriend comes and visits me on the road.

Dweezil and I are going on tour with the band probably starting in the middle of February for a month probably playing a few songs from my new record and then I'll continue on after that tour

I make sure to sleep eight hours, and I'm much better about eating, because I'm not standing in front of my pantry. I go to the market and pick up little carrot nubs.

Summer camp was a place where I felt like myself that wasn't like school. There were no grades, we got to try lots of new things, and I started to play guitar at camp. It was a place for acceptance and learning to be a part of a community, but also learning to be yourself. I want that for all kids, but some kids don't have the opportunity to go to camp. I want to help.

I use my cell phone as much as I can - I talk to friends all the time. I'm like 2,000 hours a month. It's crazy

Sometimes you tell the truth like you're pulling taffy.

There's a variety and depth to the song topics I get to write about in children's music and books: being able to write about things I wouldn't normally write about, like a disappointing pancake, or monsters or opposite day is really different than writing about heartbreak and relationships.

I think a good mom is an awake mom. At least for me, I've always been a kinder, better person awake than sleep-deprived!

In order to handle my emotional pain I talk to friends about it, I write, I breathe, and most of all, I put it in perspective.

There are many different ways to look at a situation, and it's important to look at things the way they are.

Yeah, well, food is always a part of everything.

The time between meeting, and finally leaving is sometimes called falling in love.

Don't force things to happen.

The smell of roses, my children's bright eyes and smiles, laughing with my husband, walking on the beach, using my hands to do crafts or play guitar, brainstorming, and drinking coffee, really good coffee.

I love albums that have guest performers that the audience will be happy to hear. It's really a bonus!

You are the treasure custodian, cleaning the moon for me, scouring the sky so the stars would shine bright.

As a musician, you never understand why people connect with certain songs.

If you haven't noticed so far, I think sleep is really important.

I always wanted to make a children's album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds.

I don't use simple words. I make games and puzzles with my songs.

It's really hard to balance work and being a mother.

I love when people in culture show up on fictional TV shows. I don't mind at all being a name from the '90s.

A friend of mine once told me that I can't screw up when I play my own music. I also take voice lessons, play other peoples' songs out of music books, and occasionally figure out how to play other people's music from records. This keeps my ears, fingers, and mind working

One of the things that's influenced me musically was my experience at Brown University. I was surrounded by musicians that I really admired, and felt challenged to come up with music, lyrics, and recordings that stood up to the expectations of those musicians and myself.

I try to get enough sleep and exercise, try not to make mountains out of molehills, and vent a lot. I have a good team to support my work. I also do lots of mundane things, which will center me.

My nutritionist always said to eat whatever you want.

When I was a kid, for me, the '60s seemed so far away. But I was actually born in the late '60s.

Again, I'm used to speaking to a lot of people; I have a lot of friends and family, and I perform music and speak in front of a lot of crowds. So I share with people already a lot in my life.

I think people are always nostalgic for a time about 20 years before they were born.

Stop fighting. Everyone's a person too. And take care of the Earth, please.

You get to a point in relationships where you don't want to push anything, but things need to change, move on, or develop.

I love playing in Japan! It's always like being in the ancient past and the future at the same time. And the fans sing along to every word.

The shows are so different from each other, depending on whether I play with my band, Nine Stories, other musicians, an orchestra, only one or two members of my band.

I have so much joy in my life. I love my husband and kids so much. So much love. I'm also more focused now on spending more time at home and in town instead of going on tour. Because of that nesting, I find that I'm even more into writing and creating.