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" I'm a great mummy. I've mapped out all the fun spots in every city. "
Sarah McLachlan
Out
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City
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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. "
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" I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it. "
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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 think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that. "
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" I was very awkward as a kid. I was a square trying to fit into a circle and it never worked for me. The harder I tried, the harder I fell. For some reason I was a real target and I got beat up and called names. "
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" I think... I'm perceived as an everyperson. There is no pedestal. I'm no different from anybody else. "
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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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" Nothing outside of my child is important. "
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" And music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it's writing my own stuff or singing other people's music; it's very freeing. "
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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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Me
" 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. "
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Skype
" When I sing, it's just... comfort is a stupid word, but it is. "
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" I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible. "
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" I'd much rather be in the expanse of the wilderness because it feels like part of my world. It's a unique perspective. You're this tiny speck in a huge environment, and it's nice to be reminded of that. "
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" When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly. "
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Saved
Say
" I was trying to uphold what I thought feminism was as best I could by supporting women, by trying to create an opportunity to get women to get together, play music together and celebrate the fact that we are having great success making music on our own and together. "
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Best
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" With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play. "
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" It's all kind of a big illusion: the white picket fence and the perfect marriage and the kids. Check that box off, check that box off, and move forward. "
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Illusion
Perfect
Marriage
" There's no reason for anybody to jump out of bushes to take pictures of me. I'm not doing anything exciting. "
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Take
Pictures
Me
" I'll answer anything... I'm brutally honest, actually, which gets me in trouble. "
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Trouble
Anything
Honest
" It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing. "
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Amazing
Pretty
Say
" There's nothing particularly unique about my experiences except that they're my experiences. "
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About
Nothing
" 'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song. "
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Best
" Trying to force creativity is never good. "
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Creativity
" 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 would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless. "
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" A big part of my love and passion for making music is playing it live. "
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" I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it. "
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" If I had to pick one song for me that sort of quintessentially summed me up, it would be 'Angel.' Without fail, I absolutely love singing it. "
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" I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else. "
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