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" When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly. "
Sarah McLachlan
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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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" 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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" 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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" I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind. "
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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 think often sadness is a great place to get songs from. "
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" They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly. "
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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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" People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something. "
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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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" I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless. "
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" I'm not a media darling. I'm not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing. "
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" I don't court paparazzi. I definitely don't like that part of it. "
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" Running is very rhythmic, and I have written a lot of lyrics while out running. It's a very musical exercise, and sometimes I like to sing when I run. Your whole body is doing the same thing. "
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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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" I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was. "
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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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" 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 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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" There's beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, that's harder than others. "
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