American - Musician | February 26, 1981 -
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.
Sharon Van Etten
I AmDeepHurtProcessResultTry
Performing a song is intense. When I see people connecting, it makes it all worthwhile.
PeopleSongSeeConnectingI See
I get things out of my system through my songs, but, because they can be about so many different things, it takes me a while to get through them emotionally.
MeOutThroughSystemThingsGet
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?'
MusicTimeYouEmotionsListenHard
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.
TimePeopleAmazingConfidentEnough
Most musicians are normal people who want to hang out and are really down to earth.
PeopleMusiciansDownEarthWant
As a kid, you put musicians on a pedestal - well, I did. The more you meet bands, and the more you hang around them, you can have normal conversations.
MusiciansYouMeetMoreKidNormal
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.
BrokenParentsWritingDarkLiving
It's not onstage as often anymore, but whenever I got anxious, I used to talk a lot more, and I wouldn't even know what I was saying... it was so bad. If I just talk myself through something, even if it's just talking about nothing, it usually gets me out of it.
MyselfMeSayingTalkingBadKnow
I used to hyperventilate, but I don't do that anymore.
UsedAnymore
If I start panicking a little bit, I just talk through it with somebody.
StartTalkThroughLittleJustBit
My mom is a history teacher, so we'd go on all these historic trips as kids around Halloween, because it was kind of creepy.
TeacherHistoryMomGoKindKids
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Sharon Van Etten quotes