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" It's all kind of a big illusion: the white picket fence and the perfect marriage and the kids. Check that box off, check that box off, and move forward. "
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" 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. "
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" I like the idea that we build up these walls or rules or laws to maintain our reality, and when they fall away, you're left with a whole bunch of illusions. Smoke and mirrors. "
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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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" It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing. "
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" I'm not online. I'm not on Facebook much. I don't connect that way. "
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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'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'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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" 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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" 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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" Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. "
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" I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else. "
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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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" 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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" 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. "
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" I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it. "
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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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" I'm a great mummy. I've mapped out all the fun spots in every city. "
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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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" 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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