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" It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact. "
Sarah McLachlan
Challenge
Integrity
Me
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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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" 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've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what that means. "
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" I have the ability, no matter what's going on in my life, to find something - my cup is always half full. "
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" I don't think about what other people want from me. "
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Me
Think
" I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything. "
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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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" Music is very nebulous, and you can conjure up a lot of moods with music. But lyrics - they're a lot more tangible. They're much more specific. And you want to say something meaningful and creative and artistic and that tells a story and that takes people someplace else. "
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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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Family
Great
" We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars. "
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Stars
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" There's nothing particularly unique about my experiences except that they're my experiences. "
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About
Nothing
" 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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Hide
Listen
" 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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Every Day
Singer
" 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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Failure
Myself
" Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them. "
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Deadlines
Broken
Meant To Be
" 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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Chance
Busy
Party
" I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it. "
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Lucky
Like
Been
" When you're making music or playing a song, I find the moments when there are no instruments being played even stronger than when they are being played. Because they add tension. It's also an ego-less thing - a place where you have no ego - when you're with a bunch of musicians who stop and listen instead. "
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Ego
Moments
Song
" The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some. "
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Take
More
Become
" 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. "
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Live
You
Think
" Trying to force creativity is never good. "
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Trying
Art
Creativity
" They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly. "
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React
Emotional
Them
" I'm not online. I'm not on Facebook much. I don't connect that way. "
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Facebook
Connect
Much
" I can look back over my earlier music, and it takes me back to the place I was emotionally. "
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" I'll talk to any stranger about everything. I'm not guarded. "
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Talk
Any
Everything
" 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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Kid
Trying
" I'm a great mummy. I've mapped out all the fun spots in every city. "
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" '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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" Surfing is my passion because I love being active on the water. "
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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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