Janis Ian Quotes

I Played For Anybody And Everybody From The Time I Started Playing Guitar, When I Was 10 Or 11.

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.

When People Used To Call Me A Political Writer, It Was Kind Of Confusing Because I Was Always Much More Interested In The Social End Of Things Which Hinges On The Political, But It Isn’t Really Part Of It.

When You’re Young, The Goal Is To Have A Hit. You Get A Little Older And The Goal Becomes To Get To Make Another Record.

Dreams Were All They Gave For Free To Ugly Duckling Girls Like Me.

I Had A Vague Idea Of The Song's Impact In The '60s, But That Was Tempered By The Hate Mail And Threats I Was Receiving. It Was Only About Ten Years Ago, When I Finally Put It Back In My Show Because So Many People Were Asking For It, That I Understood 'society's Child' Real Impact.

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.

Wish I'd Written Tikkun Olam – A Weavers Or Peter Paul & Mary Hit!

I Was One Of I Think Three White Girls In My School. So, I Was Very Much An Outsider. And Plus I Was Jewish And All Of My Friends Were Black And Baptist Because They Listen To The Coolest Music. We Were All Listening To Ray Charles And What Was Then Called Race Music.

I've Always Been An Avid Reader. If I Don't Have A Book In The Car, I'll Stop And Pick One Up Just To Have Something To Read. I Don't Even Remember Learning To Read.

My Parents Both Were Doing The Civil Rights Movement, Were Very Involved With The Civil Rights To Congress. And My Friends' Parents Were As Well.

Going Off The Road Just Leaves Me More Time To Be A Writer.