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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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Sarah McLachlan

Slow

Process

" 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. "

" If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness. "

" 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. "

Sarah McLachlan

Singing

Love

" I'm not a media darling. I'm not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing. "

" There are women in every genre having a lot of success. Why not celebrate that? "

" 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

Friends

Music

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

" 'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song. "

" When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly. "

" I have the ability, no matter what's going on in my life, to find something - my cup is always half full. "

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

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Challenge

Integrity

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore. "

" We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars. "

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

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

" I think... I'm perceived as an everyperson. There is no pedestal. I'm no different from anybody else. "

" 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. "

" It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing. "

" I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything. "

" 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. "

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

" It's a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn't write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live. "

" I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is the one thing that I knew I was good at. "

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

" Half the bloody world is going through a divorce; more than that are having children. All of us have parents who are dying or have died. It's just the life cycle. "

" The darker and the sadder the song, the happier it makes me feel. It's just this, ah. I'm in the moment. I'm part of this beautiful world, and it's fantastic, and I don't really know how else to describe it. "

" Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didn't. "