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" I didn't start writing with band arrangements until I was working on 'Tramp.' "
Sharon Van Etten
Working
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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. "
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" It's not onstage as often anymore, but whenever I got anxious, I used to talk a lot more, and I wouldn't even know what I was saying... it was so bad. If I just talk myself through something, even if it's just talking about nothing, it usually gets me out of it. "
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" People always ask me, 'Why do you only write about heartbreak?' I think I only write when I'm broken, so that's just what happens. It makes me feel better, but having some distance helps. "
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" I've always been really shy. I was always afraid of any kind of confrontation. "
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