Norah Jones Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
29th September 2016
Quote: "For my first couple (of) records, we’d have late-night sessions, get drunk and record into the wee hours. But the last few records... I'm a daytime person. I like getting stuff done in the studio and then having a glass of wine and enjoying my night." Singer/songwriter Norah Jones isn't the night owl she used to be.
29th September 2016
Quote: "He likes to stay mysterious, and I'm going to let him stay mysterious. Totally his call!" Don't Know Why singer Norah Jones refuses to identify her husband, the father of her two young kids.
25th June 2015
Fact: Rocker Billie Joe Armstrong reunited with his FOREVERLY collaborator Norah Jones on Wednesday (24Jun15) to perform a rare concert together in New York City. The Green Day frontman teamed up with Jones for the 2013 album, a revamped collection of tunes inspired by The Everly Brothers' 1958 Americana release Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, and they decided to treat fans by revisiting the tracks for a one-off show at the Bowery Electric venue. No other joint shows have been announced.
3rd March 2015
Fact: Norah Jones, Brandon Flowers, Heart singer Ann Wilson and Wilson Phillips will be among the stars paying tribute to Beach Boys star Brian Wilson at an upcoming Los Angeles concert. Brian Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of Brian Wilson will take place at the Fonda Theatre on 30 March and benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, which aids struggling musicians. The organisers have also put together tributes honouring Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Rolling Stones. Last year, they organised George Fest in honor of George Harrison, which featured Brian Wilson.
14th August 2012
Quote: "I get really angry if I don't eat... I get very agitated... I get really mean." Singer Norah Jones on dealing with a very fast metabolism.
4th May 2012
Quote: "Nobody got to know me because I was a closed door. They thought I was this little, malleable singer who would do as she was told. Well, I wasn't. And shy? I may play quiet music but I'm a feisty thing. I wasn't a diva but I wasn't a pushover either." Singer Norah Jones insists critics were wrong to brand her boring at the start of her career.
24th January 2012
Fact: Norah Jones is planning a return to the charts with a little help from super-producer and hitmaker Danger Mouse. The odd couple is working on the follow-up to Jones' 2009 hit album The Fall, which is tentatively titled Little Broken Hearts. The Don't Know Why singer and the Gnarls Barkley star became friends while working on the compilation Rome last year (11)
30th September 2011
Quote: "She's like my kid sister. We talk all the time. I told her I was making a record and she goes, 'Well cool. I'll play piano'. It was that simple." Ryan Adams on his relationship with singer Norah Jones, who appears on three songs on his upcoming album Ashes & Fire.
19th May 2011
Fact: Jack White, Norah Jones and DJ/producer Danger Mouse have teamed up to pay tribute to the music of beloved Italian film composer Ennio Morricone. The trio have reworked Morricone's spaghetti western themes for new album Rome.
23rd December 2009
Quote: "Very consistently for the last six years (I've been mistaken for) Norah Jones believe it or not - as well as Rosario Dawson. I keep telling these guys my boobs are a lot smaller than Rosario's. I don't get it." Actress Michelle Rodriguez doesn't see many similarities with her doppelgangers.
16th November 2009
Quote: "Having Jude Law licking my face for three days solid was a surreal experience. He kissed me about 90 times. There are worse ways to spend your day." Norah Jones on filming a smooch scene with her MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS co-star JUDE LAW.
12th November 2009
Quote: "I've heard her, of course. I bought her record and I thought it was great. It's sad her life has overshadowed the music. She has a great voice." Jazz singer Norah Jones is a fan of Amy Winehouse.
22nd February 2008
Quote: "Probably macaroni and cheese, or any kind of fried meat. Fried chicken, fried steak..." Singer-turned-actress Norah Jones reveals her favourite comfort foods.
11th February 2008
Quote: "I got so overwhelmed. I felt over-exposed, and I was like, `Stop the presses! Let it die!'" Singer Norah Jones found it hard to cope with the fame and fortune her debut album, Come Away With Me, brought her.
15th September 2007
Quote: "She played on our last record and I was so surprised at how normal and pleasant she was for being such a musical genius." Rocker Dave Grohl on his admiration for Norah Jones.
3rd April 2007
Quote: "If I sing there at all now, it's opera. It annoys my boyfriend, though, because I'm not very good and it's painful... I wish I could sing like Maria Callas." Norah Jones reveals what she sings in the shower.
13th March 2007
Fact: Bruce Springsteen and Norah Jones are the frontrunners succeed Prince and perform at the 2008 Super Bowl, according to US sports bible Sports Illustrated.
1st March 2007
Quote: "She seems like a cool chick - a chick I'd like to get a beer with." Norah Jones is a fan of British pop sensation Lily Allen.
26th February 2007
Fact: Jazz star Norah Jones' first concert was Mc Hammer when she was 12.
26th February 2007
Quote: "I'm not going near Willie's weed. My friend did once, and he had to go home and sleep for 12 hours. Willie's weed is no joke." Norah Jones refuses to sample pal Willie Nelson's powerful marijuana.
16th February 2007
Quote: "I felt really bad. I felt like I went to somebody else's birthday party and I ate all their cake without anybody else getting a piece." Norah Jones on her prize-sweeping night at the Grammy Awards in 2003 when she took home five honours.
29th January 2007
Quote: "I should have called it, like, Norah Jones' GREATEST HITS... I had to come up with a name nobody could pronounce." Crooner Harry Connick Jr fears he may have made a mistake in naming his new album CHANSON DU VIEUX CARRE, which will compete with Norah Jones' new album on the charts this week.
15th January 2007
Quote: "I mean, I'm hardly what you'd call a natural performer, a Judy Garland or a Barbra Streisand. To my eyes, awkward is how I look in every music video I've ever made." Singer/songwriter Norah Jones admits she needs more time to hone her screen presence.
26th September 2006
Fact: Kelly Clarkson and Norah Jones both have a Texas music teacher to thank for their careers. AA Nick Kerr Middle School teacher CINDY GLENN taught both singers when they were young.
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