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" I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence. "

Sarah McLachlan

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" I'm a great mummy. I've mapped out all the fun spots in every city. "

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" I have a full life: I have two amazing kids, I have great friends, great family. And right now, that's plenty for me to manage. A new relationship just seems like way too much work. "

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" Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult. I blamed myself for a lot of things. It took me a very long time to get over it. "

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" I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it. "

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" We try to create this interesting appearance to make ourselves feel better about ourselves. "

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" The first gig we ever played was in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I'm from. I was in a band called the October Game, and we opened up for a Vancouver band. "

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" Water is very forgiving. Everything lifts in water. "

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" I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to. "

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" I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it. "

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" In a sense, I'm always hearing music of some sort, whether it's people talking or surface noise or whatever, because there is no privacy. So when I'm by myself, I just kind of like to be and reflect, and I can't do that when I'm listening to music. Because it's someone else's reflections, not mine. "

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" I was put out there as a spokesperson for the new feminist revolution. It was very difficult because I was either too feminist or not feminist enough, depending on who you spoke to. "

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" Trying to force creativity is never good. "

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" My music and my lyrics are essentially emotional postcards. "

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" When I sing, it's just... comfort is a stupid word, but it is. "

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" I spent a lot of years on the road, and what happens is you find out who your real friends are and you find out where your strengths and weaknesses lie in communication. I've had the same friends for 20 years now and I can count them on one hand. "

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" We are in an age of technology where we sit in our little cubicles and we IM each other and Skype each other and never connect as human beings. "

Sarah McLachlan

" I feel like I really tapped into a pretty honest emotional place for myself as a lyricist. There's a broad spectrum of emotions. "

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" A big part of my love and passion for making music is playing it live. "

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" They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly. "

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" I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should. "

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" I was 17 years old and in my first band, and we played at the university. I was kind of a gawky, unpopular teenager and there was about 400 people smiling and dancing to what we were doing. "

Sarah McLachlan

" I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery. "

Sarah McLachlan

" I'm not online. I'm not on Facebook much. I don't connect that way. "

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" It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact. "

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" I'll talk to any stranger about everything. I'm not guarded. "

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" Having the opportunity to express myself through music has been extremely cathartic for me my entire life. "

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" I don't like bad feelings gnawing away at me. "

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