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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. "
Sarah McLachlan
Got
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Success
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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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" 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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" There are women in every genre having a lot of success. Why not celebrate that? "
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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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" 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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" Trying to force creativity is never good. "
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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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" 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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" 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 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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