American - Musician | November 1, 1964 -
I've been wanting to have a child since Dashiell was 1, but I was working too much, and there was a lot going on in my relationship.
Sophie B. Hawkins
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We're all struggling to get out of the past. We see something that reminds us of something, and then we bring our baggage into the present. Then we project it onto people constantly.
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It's so interesting that the romantic side of my life comes from my father, who I really didn't even know that well.
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I was really proactive in trying to heal my family. I wouldn't give up. My whole life was about trying to get my father healthier, and there were moments when he was healthier. Then someone would give him a drink. I always felt if he had one person in his life who supported his healthy side, he'd be on his way.
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Pregnancy is uncomfortable and draining, and the end isn't in sight until it becomes unbearable.
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My true friends, and my son, see me with kind eyes. I feel it. So that's the freedom my children have given me. To be naked in the world with an open heart.
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I have to have another child. I have to bring someone into this world that will be here for Dashiell.
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Marriage is a walk in the park compared to being a single mother or father. I'll take that walk later.
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I've evolved as a human being, and I've taken more risks. I've let go of judgment. I don't know when the best stuff is coming - I sink into the process in a different way. I paint more, and my vision is stronger, but I don't think my music is better, because nothing is ever better than your first material.
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Success was one of my weakest points. I was so ill-prepared for it. I never appreciated within myself the gift of success. I never accepted it. People gave me so much momentum and love, and people really got my music, but I didn't accept it. That's probably one of my biggest regrets.
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Most people who are successful don't keep their money. One of the rarest things in the world is to maintain success and integrity - the kinds of things that seem so easy just starting out. But that's the human predicament.
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By pushing children and wanting quick success, parents are producing followers, not leaders.
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