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" I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound. "
Sara Bareilles
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" Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I find it so satisfying to be behind the scenes and writing the music and watching it elevated and characterized by different voices than my own. It's so exciting. "
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" I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean. "
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" I didn't know I'd ever write a Broadway musical. "
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" One of the great things I learned from how cooperative theater is, you can't be too precious about your ideas. "
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" My hairstylist taught me a trick for my hair. You section off your hair and put them up in these crazy little knots and then it looks like you curled your hair. It's saved me so much time 'cause on the road you don't have time or plugs to plug your curling iron in. "
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" If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins. "
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" I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or sometimes it can be someone who's close to me. "
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" Aesthetically, London is just beautiful; it's a gorgeous city. The architecture, monuments, the parks, the small streets - it's an incredible place to be. "
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Small
" I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, and Fiona Apple. As I got older I got deeper into the work of bands like the Beatles, artists like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Etta James, and Joni Mitchell. "
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Life
" I would like to look back on my body of work and be proud of each record in its own right, but as a whole, I want to continue to grow and move forward. "
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" The greatest thing we can do is to give each other a safe space to truly, truly be ourselves in the world. "
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" I would never intentionally want to hurt someone's feelings. "
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Someone
Want
" I'm of the ilk of writers that feels you have to be open to the inspiration. "
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You
Open
" I love the sound and temperament of an upright piano. "
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" I'm never gonna be somebody who's gonna fall down from the sky on a trapeze. That's not me. I really want to make sure that my focus stays on connecting with the audience. "
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" It's so easy to just rip someone's work apart. "
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" I think there's so much honor and integrity and beauty in being able to be who you are. "
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" I'm writing about emotions. "
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" The women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.' "
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" Nobody ever thinks a song is about them. Well, not when it's mean. When it's a good song everybody thinks it's about them. And when it's mean, nobody thinks it's about them. "
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" I'm grateful to have the chance to be inspired by the incredible artists that are out there. "
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Chance
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" I think I have some anger-management issues, and they end up coming out in these passive-aggressive songs that sound happy. "
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" I used to sing songs from musicals all the time as a kid. "
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