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Feist Quotes

I need therapy after writing. It's like leaking blood from a stone. It's brutally difficult but worth it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: canadian
Birth: February 13, 1976

Topics

Writing Worth Stone Blood Difficult

You have to love the doing of what you're doing and not wait for the phone to ring.

Love Wait Doing You Phone Ring

Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.

John Hickenlooper

Tough Times Tough Choices Penny Call

The music business is the most childish business in the world. Nobody knows what they're selling or why, but they sell it if it works.

Business Music World Selling Nobody

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.

Stephen Sondheim

Work People Think Feel Something

You want to know what four words I probably hate the most? 'That's not my job.'

Hate Job Words You Know Want

I will retire with the reputation of Idi Amin.

Rodrigo Duterte

Reputation Will Retire

The Dome is a metaphor that could mean anything - it could be nuclear fallout, terrorists - I've always been fascinated with stories where people's roles are flipped on their heads, be it the Wall Street guy, the techno guy, etc. All of those things are only successful when there are people and money around.

Money People Wall Street Mean Guy

The biggest thrill you can have is to tell people one of your songs, and have them be able to hum it.

Marvin Hamlisch

People You Tell Thrill Able Your

I grew up watching all these crazy movies, European movies and stuff, and I guess that I always laughed at things that were a little more offbeat.

Crazy Movies More Watching Always

I never thought, 'I'm going to learn how to be funny now!,' and I'm still surprised when other people think I'm funny. I just learned to make jokes as a way of moving through the world. It helps me deal with all sorts of discomfort and boredom.

Funny People Me Moving World Think

It is amazing what colleagues tell you about the inefficiencies and about what works and what doesn't. It is a real-life check on our ideas.

Amazing Ideas Colleagues You Tell

A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends.

Friends Through Heartbreak Going Lot

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