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Diana Krall Biography

Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second Jazz artist of the 2000–09 decade, establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time.

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The album is a definite departure. I haven't written original material before, except for one song on my first album, but Elvis and I did six songs together on this one.

Departure, Original, Redneck, Song, Together

Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense.

Character, Intense, Sometimes, Stories, Story

There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman who's sort of losing it in a room.

Character, Enjoyed, Singing, Track, Woman

I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out.

Figured, Jazz, Mission, Missions, Music, Tell

You're creating an intimacy that everybody feels, that it's their experience, not yours. I'll never introduce a song and say, now this song is about 'my' broken heart.

Broken Heart, Creating, Everybody, Experience, Intimacy, Song

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.

Art, Creeps, Imagination, Work

I mean, I don't think I would call Claus to do an album of big band tunes. You know, just like arrangers write for the artist they have in mind; you have to keep in mind if you're going to work with Claus Ogerman. You invite him to do what he does.

Arrangers, Artist, Keep, Mean, Tunes, Writing

Love songs last because they are about feelings that don't change.

Change, Feelings, Love, Music, Song

When you drive by Radio City and you see your name up there and it's only 'your' name. I just went 'ooh'. I thought this is really like looking at another person.

Cities, Name, Names, Radio, See, Thought

Denzal Sinclaire embodies the tradition of the great singers I love like Nat Cole, yet definitely has his own voice. He is one of my favourite singers.

Like, Sinclaire, Singers, Tradition, Voice

You know, we recently played a benefit with my husband, Elvis Costello, and Sir Elton John, who is a mutual friend of ours. Playing with Elvis and Elton and accompanying them with my band was a pretty euphoric experience.

Accompanying, Benefits, Euphoric, Friend, Husband, Sir

I like to interpret 'Call me a River', as if I'm saying, 'Now you're telling me you love me after all that, and I'm telling you to shove off. ' That's my interpretation. But I would never 'say' that because somebody else might interpret the song in another way.

Interpretation, Might, Rivers, Somebody, Song, Telling

My dream as a child was to play with a bass player like Ray Brown, who played with the Oscar Peterson Trio. The feeling I had listening to his work was almost carnal, so to actually play for him was earth-shattering for me.

Brown, Child, Children, Dream, Oscar, Player

I think that I was being much more uptight about those things before. I feel like I really don't have to prove anything at this point other than what I'm doing.

Feels, Like, Prove, Thinking, Uptight