Sharon Van Etten Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Sharon Van Etten:
I love being domestic: making coffee, just putting on a record, and just sitting, not doing anything. It's so great.
~Sharon Van Etten
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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.
~Sharon Van Etten
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Moving to New York City and doing what I do, social anxiety is a really ridiculous kind of curse to have. But I met people along the way who deal with it - performers as well - and they are learning to deal with it daily and deal with it in different ways.
~Sharon Van Etten
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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
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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
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The only thing that's helped me get through some really hard times was just being able to write and express - it's very cathartic for me. I'm hoping that, by writing and performing for other people, it affects them the same way.
~Sharon Van Etten
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I'm trying to learn how to cook.
~Sharon Van Etten
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Everything will be okay. I have a sticker on my laptop that says that.
~Sharon Van Etten
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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.
~Sharon Van Etten
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I don't want to bury anything in poetry.
~Sharon Van Etten
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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.
~Sharon Van Etten
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I've always been really shy. I was always afraid of any kind of confrontation.
~Sharon Van Etten
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Writing songs helped me figure out how to communicate with other people. I finally figured out that if I could express something in a song, I could probably express it in my real life, too.
~Sharon Van Etten
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I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes.
~Sharon Van Etten
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Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy.
~Sharon Van Etten
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I'm still learning how to be comfortable touring. I haven't found that balance yet.
~Sharon Van Etten
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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
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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.
~Sharon Van Etten
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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
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I think there are times in a lot of people's pasts where they've unintentionally fallen in love with really damaged people. You go out with someone who's a mess so you can feel less of a mess.
~Sharon Van Etten
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