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" I am so proud to be partnering with Waterkeepers, who are the voice for the Gulf Coast's waters. "
Sophie B. Hawkins
Coast
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" Most people who are successful don't keep their money. One of the rarest things in the world is to maintain success and integrity - the kinds of things that seem so easy just starting out. But that's the human predicament. "
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" Marriage is a walk in the park compared to being a single mother or father. I'll take that walk later. "
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" I'm not the kind that could lead the millionaire lifestyle. I've got a truck, and I've got my bike. I've got a lovely Labrador and two kitty-cats. I live very modestly. "
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" Most people depend on a lot of other people. "
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" Pregnancy is uncomfortable and draining, and the end isn't in sight until it becomes unbearable. "
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" Success was one of my weakest points. I was so ill-prepared for it. I never appreciated within myself the gift of success. I never accepted it. People gave me so much momentum and love, and people really got my music, but I didn't accept it. That's probably one of my biggest regrets. "
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" I've evolved as a human being, and I've taken more risks. I've let go of judgment. I don't know when the best stuff is coming - I sink into the process in a different way. I paint more, and my vision is stronger, but I don't think my music is better, because nothing is ever better than your first material. "
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" It isn't hard to be an artist and do your money thing. It's much harder to wake up in the middle of the night knowing that you're being ripped off and starting to get this feeling in your stomach almost bordering on bitterness toward people who are saying one thing and doing another. "
Sophie B. Hawkins
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Wake Up
Night
" I used to write songs that were deeply personal, but since I am becoming so passionate about the world around me, that passion and drive is starting to come into my work. "
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" I grew up listening to Beethoven and old jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O'Day. But those were, like, the only women I listened to - I hated women pop singers. "
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Holiday
Jazz
Listening
" I was really proactive in trying to heal my family. I wouldn't give up. My whole life was about trying to get my father healthier, and there were moments when he was healthier. Then someone would give him a drink. I always felt if he had one person in his life who supported his healthy side, he'd be on his way. "
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Moments
Family
Father
" I'm always working on a new album because I'm always writing, and I'm always in and out of my home studio. "
Sophie B. Hawkins
Home
Working
Writing
" My son has an old mother. "
Sophie B. Hawkins
Old
Son
Mother
" My son has one parent who's 50. I want him to have a family of young people, too! "
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Young
Want
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" It's what people don't say that is often the most revealing. "
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Revealing
Say
Often
" I remember the first time somebody played me Janis Joplin. My friend Donna put on Janis Joplin, and she said, 'You're like her.' At the time, I wasn't even a singer; I was a drummer. I just wanted to play the drums. "
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You
Friend
Me
" I got a record deal with Sony, and I really just put acting aside. But it's a love. "
Sophie B. Hawkins
Got
Love
Sony
" 'Betchya Got A Cure' is my gut response to the media wars in this country, which are driving a wedge between citizens. It's about taking a stand for individuality and being brave instead of being accepted. "
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Brave
Stand
Media
" My true friends, and my son, see me with kind eyes. I feel it. So that's the freedom my children have given me. To be naked in the world with an open heart. "
Sophie B. Hawkins
Son
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Freedom
" I've been wanting to have a child since Dashiell was 1, but I was working too much, and there was a lot going on in my relationship. "
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Relationship
Child
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" Obama may be brilliant, but he's not a leader. "
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May
" I want the Congress that really is going to listen to the people. I really don't care what party it is anymore. "
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Party
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" I was a coat checker, a dishwasher, a waitress, and those were some of the happiest times of my life because I still got to do my writing. You're lucky when you can work and then do your art. "
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" I can be completely spontaneous, which is absolutely wonderful. I don't like it at the same time; no one wants to be nervous all the time, but that nervousness mixes with the excitement I feel on the stage, and it makes for a wonderful performance. "
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I Can
Feel
" I have to have another child. I have to bring someone into this world that will be here for Dashiell. "
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Bring
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Here
" Very few artists are as independent as I am mentally, physically, spiritually and technically. I sit in my home studio and record things by myself. I don't need to get anybody's approval or validation. "
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Myself
Independent
Home
" There is something about the stage that makes it so much better than being in the studio. I always connect with my audience; a concert to me is a collaboration between me and the audience, and I love it so much. "
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Better
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" I'm not running around looking for love and validation. "
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" The Tea Parties are only here because people are not listening. "
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People
" I was a coat-checker at Orso, and all these wonderful actors were coming in, and it was exciting to me, so I started going to classes, and my excuse was, 'I'll be a better songwriter if I can understand how to play a character.' Well, that couldn't be farther from the truth. "
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