Lisa Loeb Quotes

Yeah, well, food is always a part of everything.

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.

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

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.

There’s a variety and depth to the song topics I get to write about in children’s music and books: being able to write about things I wouldn’t normally write about, like a disappointing pancake, or monsters or opposite day is really different than writing about heartbreak and relationships.

The only way to get vegetables at a diner late night is to order the omelette. A feta cheese and broccoli omelette.

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!

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?

It’s really hard to balance work and being a mother.

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’m old-school. I want to be there to drop off my daughter at school and pick her up.

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.

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.

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

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!

I love when people in culture show up on fictional TV shows. I don’t mind at all being a name from the ’90s.

I have three siblings. My sister makes music. My older brother is a classical conductor, and my younger brother is a mixing engineer.

I eat fish and love bacon. Plus, I don’t mind if soups are made with chicken or beef stock, I just don’t like eating big pieces of meat.

I don’t use simple words. I make games and puzzles with my songs.

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.