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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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" I am my therapist, and I analyze what's happening and if I'm being hurt in the process. The result is songs that are very emotional, very deep, although I try to write them generally so they won't alienate the listener. "

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" You write these vulnerable songs as a sort of therapy, but if you don't confront people on a daily basis, it's not reality. There's still a bit of separation there. "

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" I will entertain things that are entertaining and sound interesting and challenge me. But acting just doesn't come second-nature to me. "

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" I overthink everything. I'm just like, 'Wait, why do they want to hear me?' I start doubting myself. Other times, I'll just get so emotional during a song. Sometimes I'll cry while I'm singing. It's so weird. I'm such a baby. "

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" In my teenage years, there was a lot of angst going on. "

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" I moved to New York to pursue music. "

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" My career is based off of me talking about my emotions. "

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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. "

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" I'm a lot more secure than I used to be. "

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" Most musicians are normal people who want to hang out and are really down to earth. "

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" I'm still friends with most of my exes. There are only one or two people that I'll never talk to again. "

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" I didn't have my first band until I was, like, 30. "

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" I love how small the world is. "

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" My mom is a history teacher, so we'd go on all these historic trips as kids around Halloween, because it was kind of creepy. "

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" Just getting older, you stop caring what other people think, but also, you know who you are, and you know what you want. "

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" I didn't start writing with band arrangements until I was working on 'Tramp.' "

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" I'm still learning how to be comfortable touring. I haven't found that balance yet. "

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" I'm a really strong person. I've no regrets in my life. "

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" I totally lucked out by meeting a lot of amazing people. I guess it stems from going to shows and being confident enough to meet people and be able to talk to them like a normal person rather than have my head down all the time. "

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" Sadness isn't an emotion that most cool bands want to talk about. "

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" I think, in general, I find writing to be very therapeutic and singing in itself to be really therapeutic. "

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" I only work with people that are mysteries. "

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" I was pretty troubled for a long time. And I didn't know that. As a kid, I never talked about my emotions. My mom gave me a journal, but I didn't know what it meant. I just wrote all the time, not even thinking about it. But it also made me feel better. "

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" I like having a home. I like having a place to return to. "

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" Relationships. Ugh. You have to laugh sometimes. "

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" I don't think I'll ever feel perfectly balanced, but I feel like I'm figuring it out, and I'm surrounded by really wonderful people that want to see me succeed and be happy. Life is wild. "

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" Brit Marling is very positive, very professional, very encouraging. "

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" My goal is to become a therapist by the time I'm 50. "

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" I feel like, as a female, I am maybe hyper-sensitive to feeling pushed into a corner or somebody taking a song a different way. "

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