Quotes from Lisa Loeb

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

With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off balloons and bounce them around after birthday parties.

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.

I walked away to get wisdom, but in the end I just walked home.

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

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

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

Some people train for certain sports and I want to train to be able to hold a super heavy electric guitar and carry luggage around myself because I always have to have 7,000 pairs of shoes. Who cares about sports?

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

I think we were raised in a nice Texas Jewish family where education was the most important thing, and close behind that was the arts. It was emphasized and expected that we'd play piano.

The Lisa Loeb Eyewear line was created to satisfy all of those people who always stop me and ask me where I get my glasses because they want some just like mine!

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 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

I've made music for grownups most of my life as a singer/songwriter - often with my band, Nine Stories - recorded many albums, and 10 years ago I started recording kid's music, too.

I want children to be glued to interactive books that encourage singing and dancing. I feel when kids work together it brings about a different energy.

When I grew up we had gym at school, two or three dance classes after school, ice skating lessons, and all sorts of sports at our finger tips. We weren't glued to computers because they didn't exist, so being active was all we knew.

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

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

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.

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

I didn't realize what an impact having a No. 1 single would have. It connects me with people of different ages, and I get to travel all over the world.

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.