Leslie Feist Quotes

February 13, 1976

Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who performs as a solo artist under the name Feist and as a member of Broken Social Scene. After years of critical acclaim she reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2007, after her single "1 2 3 4" became widely heard when its video was featured in an Apple commercial for the iPod nano.

It may be years until the day My dreams will match up with my pay.

"Mushaboom"

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Because there's just so much in a day now, I keep writing in much more abstract terms, like I don't try to write about what happened anymore. It would be impossible.

Leslie Feist
— On attempts at keeping a journal, as quoted in Stylus (20 December 2005)

Tags: day, now, keep, writing, more, abstract, terms, try, write

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By nature of me being the one singing it and writing it there is always an innate bit of autobiography there ... but I think I learned years ago that you don't get songs that have that long stride and that pivot-hinge ability if it's too much diary entry.

Leslie Feist
— As quoted in "Just Feist. Just Wait." by Jon Pareles in The New York Times (15 April 2007)

Tags: nature, me, one, singing, writing, there, innate, autobiography, think

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Bring all the spaces together And all the silences ever Bring all the spaces together Come close again Be my pause before the end I miss you, oh, like a fading dream And I have a feeling you know what I mean

Leslie Feist
— "One Year A.D." (1999)

Tags: missing You, spaces, together, silences, close, again, pause, before, end

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I know I'm sane I don't give a care for the crown or the shield I will not protect you or happily yield To the one who makes me come undone

Leslie Feist
— "Monarch" (Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down) (1999))

Tags: know, sane, give, care, crown, shield, protect, you, happily

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Helping the kids out of their coats But wait the babies haven't been born I'm unpacking the bags and setting up And planting lilacs and buttercups But in the meantime I've got it hard Second floor living without a yard.

Leslie Feist
— "Mushaboom"

Tags: Helping, kids, coats, wait, babies, haven't, been, born, unpacking

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Old dirt road (Mushaboom) Knee deep snow (Mushaboom) Watching the fire as we grow (Mushaboom)

Leslie Feist
— "Mushaboom"

Tags: Old, dirt, road, Mushaboom, deep, snow, Watching, fire, we

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I got a man to stick it out And make a home from a rented house And we'll collect the moments one by one I guess that's how the future's done.

Leslie Feist
— "Mushaboom"

Tags: man, stick, home, rented, house, collect, moments, one, guess

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Don't you wish that we could forget that kiss And see this for what it is That we're not in love

Leslie Feist
— "Let It Die"

Tags: you, wish, we, forget, kiss, see, what, love

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The tragedy starts from the very first spark Losing your mind for the sake of your heart The saddest part of a broken heart Isn't the ending so much as the start.

Leslie Feist
— "Let It Die"

Tags: tragedy, starts, first, spark, Losing, mind, sake, heart, saddest

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Ooh, I'll be the one who'll break my heart I'll be the one to hold the gun.

Leslie Feist
— "I Feel It All"

Tags: Ooh, one, who'll, break, heart, hold, gun

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I know more than I knew before I didn't rest I didn't stop Did we fight or did we talk.

Leslie Feist
— "I Feel It All"

Tags: know, more, knew, before, rest, stop, we, fight, talk

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No one likes to take a test Sometimes you know more is less.

Leslie Feist
— "I Feel It All"

Tags: one, likes, test, Sometimes, you, know, more, less

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The truth lied And lies divide Lies divide

Leslie Feist
— "I Feel It All"

Tags: truth, lied, lies, divide

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One Two Three Four Tell me that you love me more Sleepless, long nights That was what my youth was for Old teenage hopes are alive at your door Left you with nothing But they want some more.

Leslie Feist
— "1 2 3 4" (written with Sally Seltmann)

Tags: One, Two, Three, Four, Tell, me, you, love, more

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Oh, oh, oh You're changing your heart Oh, oh, oh You know who you are.

Leslie Feist
— "1 2 3 4" (written with Sally Seltmann)

Tags: changing, heart, You, know, who

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Sweet heart, bitter heart Now I can't tell you apart Cozy and cold Put the horse before the cart Those teenage hopes Who have tears in their eyes Too scared to own up To one little lie.

Leslie Feist
— "1 2 3 4" (written with Sally Seltmann)

Tags: Sweet, heart, bitter, Now, can't, tell, you, apart, cold

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One, two, three, four, five, six, nine, and ten Money can't buy you back the love that you had then.

Leslie Feist
— "1 2 3 4" (written with Sally Seltmann)

Tags: One, two, three, four, five, six, nine, ten, Money

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The cold heart will burst If mistrusted first And a calm heart will break When given a shake

Leslie Feist
— "How My Heart Behaves"

Tags: cold, heart, burst, mistrusted, first, calm, break, When, given

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She really poured it on. She always pours it on. That's Feist.

Leslie Feist
— Kevin Drew, after her video shoot for "1 2 3 4" as quoted in "Just Feist. Just Wait." by Jon Pareles in The New York Times (15 April 2007)

Tags: poured, pours

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I'm a stem now Pushing the drought aside Opening up Fanning my yellow eye On the ferry That's making the waves wave Illumination This is how my heart behaves.

Leslie Feist
— "How My Heart Behaves"

Tags: stem, now, Pushing, drought, aside, Opening, yellow, eye, ferry

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