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" I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind. "
Sarah McLachlan
Time
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Mind
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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 a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact. "
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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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" For me, that's one of the best validations as an artist. To have a stranger come up to you and say that something you've created and put out there in the world has had some sort of impact on other people's lives. "
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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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" I've been a fan of old country music, like Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline. I think I'm drawn to it because of the sense of sadness and sort of loss that a lot of good old country music has. "
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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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" The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some. "
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" A big part of my love and passion for making music is playing it live. "
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" Nothing outside of my child is important. "
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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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" I'll talk to any stranger about everything. I'm not guarded. "
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Any
Everything
" I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it. "
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Like
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" I try so hard to live in the moment - I don't think ahead very much. "
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Try
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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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Myself
People
" They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly. "
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" Surfing is my passion because I love being active on the water. "
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Water
Passion
" Running is very rhythmic, and I have written a lot of lyrics while out running. It's a very musical exercise, and sometimes I like to sing when I run. Your whole body is doing the same thing. "
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" I've never dieted in my life; I like food too much. I'm just thoughtful about what I eat, and I'm lucky that I love the taste of vegetables. I'm certainly not 'actress skinny,' and I never will be. I'm strong, and my body works great for me. "
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Great
Strong
Food
" Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. "
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You
" 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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" 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 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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" People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something. "
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" I'm not one to sit and wallow - I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don't like bad feelings gnawing away at me. "
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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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" 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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" Trying to force creativity is never good. "
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" When I sing, it's just... comfort is a stupid word, but it is. "
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