She just puts you at ease because she’s got that personality. Also, we had spent the whole day before we recorded this together, doing this interview for something for TV, so we were warmed up. Having been around Mavis so many times before this podcast, I felt really comfortable. But feeling at ease with someone who you’ve idolized since you were a kid sometimes is a struggle. Yeah, musically it always feels easy and unspoken, and that has never been a struggle, to be honest. So the connection you’ve had with those collaborators on a song or stage, is it more of an unspoken connection?
I feel like this is my way of doing it, and I don’t feel like I’ve had this experience much, maybe with people my own age more, but not with my idols. Maybe I was too freaked out to be hanging out with these people that I was trying to be cool. I was so young when I got to collaborate with so many of these people, maybe I was too self-absorbed. Not a lot of people start telling you those stories without being prompted. Beyond that, I don’t know when you’re so young if you’re able to ask those questions. She took me to dinner, and it was so awesome. I think I did something with Dolly Parton, 20 years ago, and she’s so sweet. I think the only person I’ve ever spent any time with really is Mavis. He’ll play me a song, but mostly we connect on stage or on recordings. I’ve got to hang with Willie Nelson, but not for long periods of time.
It’s usually you’re in and out of the studio, and they’re very sweet. Well, as someone who’s been so lucky in the collaboration world, especially with some of my idols, I haven’t spent a lot of time talking to them about this stuff. I imagine throughout your career you’ve had these enlightening conversations with other musicians, but what made you decide to finally record them and share them with people? I liked that we talked about stuff in a way that she was telling her daughter about it. I knew she wanted to tell them, I guess, but I wanted to go back in time and talk about the ‘60s and her family, and Martin Luther King, and all that. What I didn’t realize was how much she wants to tell these stories. I already knew Mavis, so I knew that she’s a storyteller, and that it wasn’t going to take much to prompt her to get into some great stories. What were certain subjects you wanted to get into with her? If an awkward silence arises, it’s fine, and I like it to be more of a conversation.” I do write down certain things I want to try to get into, but not specific questions. When I started doing it, Sarah, my producer and partner in crime, was like, “What are you going to ask?” I said, “I’m not going to worry about that. Your podcast feels like you’re a fly on the wall, hearing these intimate conversations. Recently, we interviewed the musician-turned-podcast-host about these lovely conversations she’s enjoying, her eclectic career, and positivity in creativity. There’s an arc in her albums that invites fans to explore her world and their own. She’s also one of those artists who is consistent yet varied and whose body of work tells a vivid story. Now, she’s enjoying intimate conversations with those musicians, not to mention playing songs with them during their talks. Now, the question is, how much of an introduction does Norah Jones need? She broke out with one of the highest selling albums of all time, after all. Throughout the Grammy-winner’s career, the genre-bending artist has collaborated with a long list of talent.
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