Quotes by Janis Ian

Janis Ian

Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It’s so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.

Artist

Humble

Song

At the end of the day, all you can hope for is to go on. The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what life’s all about.

Goes On

Realizing

The End Of The Day

At the end of the day, if you don’t have a record contract, a studio or a guitar, you can still write songs. You’re still an artist. That’s something no one can take away.

Artist

Song

Writing

Did you have an awesome time? Did you drink awesome shooters, listen to awesome music, and then just sit around and soak up each others awesomeness?

Awesomeness

Drink

Mean Girls

Dreams were all they gave for free to ugly duckling girls like me.

Dream

Girl

Ugly Duckling

Going off the road just leaves me more time to be a writer.

Leaving Me

More Time

I bought all my friends guitars and I had a good time with my money. But then one day the IRS came knocking.

Guitar

Irs

One Day

I don’t pretend to be an expert on intellectual property law, but I do know one thing. If a music industry executive claims I should agree with their agenda because it will make me more money, I put my hand on my walletand check it after they leave, just to make sure nothing’s missing.

Hands

Law

Missing

I feel I was born with the music coming to me, and that’s not something to be wasted.

Born

Feels

I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.

Band

Guitar

Mom

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Accepting

Artist

Avid

Awesomeness

Band

Being There

Book

Born

Car

Careers

Children

Confusing

Country

Couple

Culture

Doe

Dog

Dream

Drink

Effects

Enemy

Enough

Europe

Fans

Feels

Firsts

Gay

Get Better

Girl

Goal

Goes On

Good Luck

Grace

Guitar

Hands

Hate

Heart

Home

Human Condition

Humble

I Can

Ignorant

Irs

Kings

Knows

Law

Lazy

Leaving Me

Librarian

Library

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Quotes by Janis Ian

Janis Ian

Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It’s so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.

At the end of the day, all you can hope for is to go on. The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what life’s all about.

At the end of the day, if you don’t have a record contract, a studio or a guitar, you can still write songs. You’re still an artist. That’s something no one can take away.

Did you have an awesome time? Did you drink awesome shooters, listen to awesome music, and then just sit around and soak up each others awesomeness?

Dreams were all they gave for free to ugly duckling girls like me.

Going off the road just leaves me more time to be a writer.

I bought all my friends guitars and I had a good time with my money. But then one day the IRS came knocking.

I don’t pretend to be an expert on intellectual property law, but I do know one thing. If a music industry executive claims I should agree with their agenda because it will make me more money, I put my hand on my walletand check it after they leave, just to make sure nothing’s missing.

I feel I was born with the music coming to me, and that’s not something to be wasted.

I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.

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