Top 136 Quotes & Sayings by Sharon Van Etten - Page 3

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

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.

I grew up going to musicals with my mom here in New York, going to Broadway. I used to be in musicals in high school.

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.

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

Saw Torres play their first New York show tonight at Cake Shop. SO good. Do yourself a favor and check out her record. Her voice is KILLER.

Im trying to learn how to cook.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

I did jazz dance for a few years.

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