American - Musician | February 26, 1981 -
I love how small the world is.
Sharon Van Etten
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I was without my own place for nearly two years. It's such a cliche to be a homeless musician in New York, but luckily, I had amazing friends who let me stay with them. I visited my parents a lot. It's not like I was sleeping in my car, though I might have done that once... But it was by choice!
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I have a day job Monday to Friday. I work at a record label in Brooklyn called Ba Da Bing. It's a great indie label and I listen to music all day. I meet people online and find out about the cool new music blogs.
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I guess I usually write when I'm in a really intense headspace, because it's my form of self-therapy.
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I love being domestic: making coffee, just putting on a record, and just sitting, not doing anything. It's so great.
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I'm still learning how to be comfortable touring. I haven't found that balance yet.
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Writing songs helped me figure out how to communicate with other people. I finally figured out that if I could express something in a song, I could probably express it in my real life, too.
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I've always been really shy. I was always afraid of any kind of confrontation.
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My mom used to ask me when I was gonna write a happy song. I still tell her that it's when I start to write really happy-sounding songs that everyone needs to start worrying.
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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.
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One day when I have a band I will have a band name, but since it's just me I feel it should just be my name. For me it doesn't make much sense since the music is from me and about me. I haven't ever been in a band.
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I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes.
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