Sharon Van Etten Quotes

• I really hope that when someone puts my record on that they hear me.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Records

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• Life is too short to surround yourself with people who aren't looking out for you.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Life Is Too Short, People, Surround Yourself

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• Don't ever feel inhibited. It's harder to censor yourself than to just be yourself.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Being Yourself, Just Be Yourself, Harder

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• Everything will be okay. I have a sticker on my laptop that says that.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Laptops, Sticker, Okay

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• My mom used to ask me when I was gonna write a happy song. I still tell her that it's when I start to write really happy-sounding songs that everyone needs to start worrying.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Mom, Song, Writing

  "Sharon Van Etten" by T. Cole Rachel, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 9, 2012.

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• When you get home after being gone for a month or two, time moves on without you. You're scrambling to catch up with the people. Some friends and family understand, but then there are others who just think that you can't find enough time in your life for them.

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  Moving, Home, Thinking

  "Without Her Happy Hookers" by Sharon Van Etten, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 27, 2015.

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• If you work on anything long enough hopefully you’ll get better and I feel like we’re just growing.

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  Long, Get Better, Growing

  "Chosen One: Sharon Van Etten". Interview with Mark Carry, fracturedair.com. February 11, 2015.

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• Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy. With recording, it's not really as organic as it can be. But I feel like I'm a lot more fluid, and I can be a little bit more aggressive.

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  Energy, Different, Littles

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I did jazz dance for a few years.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Years, Jazz

  "Without Her Happy Hookers" by Sharon Van Etten, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 27, 2015.

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• I'm really out of touch with myself emotionally. I've always had a hard time talking about how I feel.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Hard Times, Talking, Feels

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• I'm excited to go study and read and immerse myself in something.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Study, Excited

  "Without Her Happy Hookers". Interview with Shilpa Ray, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 27, 2015.

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• I guess I usually write when I'm in a really intense headspace, because it's my form of self-therapy.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Writing, Self, Intense

  Interview with Steven Hyden, www.avclub.com. March 27, 2012.

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• I have this red cardigan that my friend Coco gave me that has holes for thumbs. It's my cozy sweater. I wear it a lot.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Sweaters, Thumbs, Cozy

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• I was in musicals and I was in the choir when I was younger. Before I started writing my own songs I thought I wanted to be on Broadway, but it was nothing I ever really pursued. So this was pretty out of the blue.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Song, Writing, Choir

  Source: www.mtv.com

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• Now I'm starting to understand what the kind of power is. It has been healing for me, and very therapeutic even today. It's one of the reasons why I went back to school to study psychology and mental health, was to understand why that is.

  Sharon Van Etten

  School, Healing, Psychology

  Source: www.mtv.com

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• I don't want to bury anything in poetry.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Want

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• It's hard if you're just touring constantly. It's like, "What am I going to write about? I'm in the van, I'm playing another show..." I'm still writing about heartbreak that happened years ago. I don't see the point of writing and putting out another record until I can do something else.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Writing, Years, Records

  "Without Her Happy Hookers" by Sharon Van Etten, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 27, 2015.

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• Im trying to learn how to cook.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Trying, Cooks

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• One day when I have a band I will have a band name, but since it's just me I feel it should just be my name. For me it doesn't make much sense since the music is from me and about me. I haven't ever been in a band.

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  Names, One Day, Band

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• I try to focus on the melodies and try to make everything else minimal. The melody and the lyrics are most important to me.

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  Focus, Important, Trying

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• You're the reason why I'll move to the city; you're why I'll need to leave.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Moving, Cities, Needs

  "Song: "Give Out" ("Tramp")". 2012.

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• The musician lifestyle is not easy for most people to understand. This is something I'm struggling with. When you're on tour, people think you're just having the time of your life and it's really romantic.

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  Struggle, Thinking, People

  "Without Her Happy Hookers". Interview With Shilpa Ray, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 27, 2015.

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• I hate putting negative energy out into the world. But it's either inside or out. I mean, it's either get an ulcer or have a fight.

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  Hate, Mean, Fighting

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• I have a day job Monday to Friday. I work at a record label in Brooklyn called Ba Da Bing. It's a great indie label and I listen to music all day. I meet people online and find out about the cool new music blogs.

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  Friday, Monday, Jobs

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• I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes.

  Sharon Van Etten

  Song, Bored, Performing

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