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

Sharon Van Etten

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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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" The dilemma I have is that everything I do at work is all about me, and at what point is that selfish? I'm just talking and singing about myself, or I'm standing on a stage and hoping that everybody likes me. Obviously, it's also about the music and feeling and connecting; I know it's deeper than that. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I think, in general, I find writing to be very therapeutic and singing in itself to be really therapeutic. "

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