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  • When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.

    Song   Thinking   Artist  
    "Sponsor Jill Sobule's album, get a spot on it". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. March 24, 2009.
  • And we laughed, at the world. They can have their diamonds, And we'll have our pearls

    Laughter   World   Pearls  
    Song: I Kissed a Girl, Album: Jill Sobule, 1995
  • I've never been good at the money thing. I have had a couple of really nice but inept managers, and a business accountant that ripped me off. But I cannot totally blame my money making lameness on them.

    Couple   Nice   Blame  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • Music teachers can either inspire or make you resent your instrument and parents in early years.

    Teacher   Years   Parent  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me, because I am totally appreciative and I like my fans!

    "Sponsor Jill Sobule's album, get a spot on it". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. March 24, 2009.
  • Can you imagine a 6 year old banging all day on a drum kit. I do have photos of me in my sort of princess girly bedroom with a bad-ass sparkle set.

    Source: therumpus.net
  • I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.

  • I still have this unrealistic faith, that one day, my ship will come in. More people will discover, understand and buy my stuff.

    People   One Day   Stuff  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough.

    Records   Enough   Made  
    "Sponsor Jill Sobule's album, get a spot on it". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. March 24, 2009.
  • I would go to heaven, if I believed in heaven.

    Heaven   Ifs  
    Song: The Jig Is Up, Album: Jill Sobule, 1995
  • My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can't get rid of it.

    Mom   Childhood   Trying  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • When I was on the big labels, I never calculated what would make me sell more records. I just did what I did -no different than when I wrote songs for myself in high-school.

    Song   School   Different  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • My rocking out didn't make me particularly popular with the boys or girls. It wasn't cute or feminine. I was more of a...weirdo.

    Cute   Girl   Boys  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • In a way, I'm not at all jaded, and still enjoy so much what I do. It's a good trick.

    Way   Tricks   Enjoy  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • Unfortunately you can't copyright a title... bummer.

    Source: therumpus.net
  • My first instrument was the drums. Not quite sure why I quit and changed to guitar, but I'm sure my parents might have convinced me that the guitar was way better.

    Guitar   Parent   Might  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • I am doomed or fortunate to stick to what I do best.

    Source: therumpus.net
  • When I was a kid, I wanted to be a spy detective or a rock star.

    Stars   Kids   Rocks  
  • I wish I had somebody to rock me to sleep.

    Sleep   Rocks   Wish  
    Song: Rock Me To Sleep, Album: Pink Pearl
  • I started playing the acoustic guitar for more singer-songwriter type stuff. I bet if I would have gotten more approval for my "rock playing", I might be a world class shredder.

    Rocks   Guitar   Class  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • My original idea- and I still want to do it -for Pinko Records, would be to create a platform for other artists to do the same thing I did. They could create their own levels of donation and final goal. I have no idea how I would make any money on that -but I don't think like that.

    Artist   Thinking   Ideas  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • I'm a bit of a lefty. I like the idea of art and music collectives.

    Art   Ideas   Lefties  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • As a bit of loner, prone to melancholy, with a questionable sexuality, I found great solace in the words of-Dylan, Joni, John Prine and Leonard Cohen. The darker the better.

    Source: therumpus.net
  • As a musician, I have always refrained from criticizing another artist.

    "The Rumpus interview with Jill Sobule". Interview with Stephen Elliott, therumpus.net. July 30, 2009.
  • My older brother was the guitar player in the neighborhood band. My parents were the cool ones that had the basement for rehearsal. Rather than hang with my peers after school, I wanted to just listen to the band. More than that, I wanted to play.

    Brother   School   Player  
    Source: therumpus.net
  • I'm down with the whole patron thing. Bring back the Medicis. Maybe, I'm not just a lefty, but a royalist.

    Lefties   Whole   Patron  
    Source: therumpus.net
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