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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. "

Sharon Van Etten

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" I always had a hard time communicating my emotions. I'd retreat into my bedroom and listen to music. And when you're a teenager, you're dealing with all these hormones. It's like, 'What are these?' "

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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 started playing, and people responded to it and connected with it and now, I don't even know what I'm really connecting with anymore or if I'm helping people. Now it's more of a business. "

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" The only thing that's helped me get through some really hard times was just being able to write and express - it's very cathartic for me. I'm hoping that, by writing and performing for other people, it affects them the same way. "

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" I'm pursuing a degree in mental health counseling. It'll be a long journey, and I still want to do music and other creative projects. "

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" I'm trying to learn how to cook. "

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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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" I believe my songs are strong enough to stand on their own - even way back then when they were recorded badly and minimally. "

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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 think leading up to the tour is the most stressful part because you barely have any time home. "

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

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" I started writing for myself when I didn't know how to understand how I was feeling, and I didn't know how to talk to people about it, so I would break into the subconscious to try and understand what I was going through. "

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" Whatever your writing is about, you're really connected with it, and you can always go back to when that was. I remember everything, and time and place are like a center for me. "

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" When I first started making music, it was where I went when I couldn't express myself, when I wasn't able to connect with other people, when I couldn't talk about what I was going through. "

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" One day when I have a band I will have a band name, but since it's just me I feel it should just be my name. For me it doesn't make much sense since the music is from me and about me. I haven't ever been in a band. "

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" In some ways, being on the road is like summer camp. There's a camaraderie, but I'm also learning how to be more of a leader. "

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" I go back to things all the time. It's really nice, too, like when I'm going through some kind of a writer's block, and I'm feeling uninspired, I go to some of my oldest songs from over the years and sift through them, and one thing that's very nice is to see how I've grown up a little bit. A little bit. "

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" I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes. "

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

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