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" Moving to New York City and doing what I do, social anxiety is a really ridiculous kind of curse to have. But I met people along the way who deal with it - performers as well - and they are learning to deal with it daily and deal with it in different ways. "

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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. "

Sharon Van Etten

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" I wasn't a very good salesman. "

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

" I overthink everything. I'm just like, 'Wait, why do they want to hear me?' I start doubting myself. Other times, I'll just get so emotional during a song. Sometimes I'll cry while I'm singing. It's so weird. I'm such a baby. "

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" I'm not a down-in-the-dumps person. I think some people assume that I am because of the music I write. "

" My friends actually used to call me the 'Female Conor Oberst.' I got to open up with him once, and I told him about that, and he thought it was hilarious. "

" I totally lucked out by meeting a lot of amazing people. I guess it stems from going to shows and being confident enough to meet people and be able to talk to them like a normal person rather than have my head down all the time. "

" Hopefully, the stuff that is way too personal that I record and keep - people won't hear it because it's way too personal. "

" I was so broken when I did the first record. I was living in my parents' basement, I didn't know anyone. I was broken-hearted and writing this really dark record. I was at the bottom of a well. "

" People relate to songs so differently. No matter what it's about in reality, people create their own meaning behind it and connect with it on their own terms. "

" I realized that there's this fine line between being personal and being general and being alienating. "

" I'm really out of touch with myself emotionally. I've always had a hard time talking about how I feel. "

" I'm nervous performing because it's such a weird thing to do, standing on stage demanding people's attention. "

" 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?' "

" My goal is to become a therapist by the time I'm 50. "

" 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. "

" I moved to New York to pursue music. "

" You'd better have something good to say if you've got a roomful of people who've paid to see you. "

" I hate putting negative energy out into the world. But it's either inside or out. I mean, it's either get an ulcer or have a fight. "

" I only write when I'm in a dark place. I hit 'record' and get it out, writing and playing my guitar at the same time. "

" I can't read notes well, but I can hear something and sing a harmony to it automatically. "

" 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. "

" I don't know how to get a crowd singing along. That's not what my music does. "

" I don't want to bury anything in poetry. "

" If I start panicking a little bit, I just talk through it with somebody. "

" 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 try to focus on the melodies and try to make everything else minimal. The melody and the lyrics are most important to me. "

Sharon Van Etten

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" Sadness isn't an emotion that most cool bands want to talk about. "

" I hate the term 'emo.' It turned into this genre of music, when all music, if you connect with it, is emotional. "

" I'm not the sad sack that people might think I am. But I think that if I didn't write and perform, I probably would be. "