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Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten
American Musician
Born: Feb 26, 1981
Me Music People Time Writing You
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When I can write a song in a way where I feel like other people can relate to it, and I can take it past being cathartic just for me, that's when I know I can share it. Otherwise, I'd just feel like it's selfish. Sharon Van Etten
Me Selfish People Song Past Other Relate Otherwise Way Write Take Share Feel Like Know Cathartic Just Being Where
Sadness isn't an emotion that most cool bands want to talk about. Sharon Van Etten
Sadness About Emotion Most Talk Bands Want Cool
I'm a lot more secure than I used to be. Sharon Van Etten
Secure More Lot Than Used
I wanna grow and develop as an artist, and I feel like different kinds of collaborations can only help me in that way. Sharon Van Etten
Me Different Kinds Collaborations Way Kinds Only Develop Feel Like Artist Wanna Different Help Grow
I only work with people that are mysteries. Sharon Van Etten
Work People Mysteries Only
I believe my songs are strong enough to stand on their own - even way back then when they were recorded badly and minimally. Sharon Van Etten
Strong Own Believe Enough Back Way Recorded Songs Badly Were Then Stand Even
I was in musicals. and I was in the choir when I was younger. Before I started writing my own songs, I thought I wanted to be on Broadway, but it was nothing I ever really pursued. Sharon Van Etten
Writing Thought Before Own Nothing Broadway Musicals My Own Pursued Songs Wanted Younger Really Choir Ever Started
I will entertain things that are entertaining and sound interesting and challenge me. But acting just doesn't come second-nature to me. Sharon Van Etten
Me Challenge Will Entertain Entertaining Come Sound Just Interesting Acting Things
I go back to things all the time. It's really nice, too, like when I'm going through some kind of a writer's block, and I'm feeling uninspired, I go to some of my oldest songs from over the years and sift through them, and one thing that's very nice is to see how I've grown up a little bit. A little bit. Sharon Van Etten
Time Feeling Nice Too Back Bit Sift Kind One Thing See Some Through Writer Songs Over Like How Block Go Years Up Very Going Little Little Bit Them Really Uninspired Grown Grown-Up Oldest Thing Things
I feel like I'm getting better at being a writer. Sharon Van Etten
Better Writer Feel Like Getting Getting Better Being
I think, in general, I find writing to be very therapeutic and singing in itself to be really therapeutic. Sharon Van Etten
Writing Singing Think Find General Itself Very Really Therapeutic
I'm attracted to music made by people who let themselves be emotional. They really care about what they do, and we believe in what they say. Sharon Van Etten
Music People Care Made Believe Say About Emotional Attracted Themselves Really Who They Say
Relationships. Ugh. You have to laugh sometimes. Sharon Van Etten
You Sometimes Relationships Laugh
I only write when I'm in a dark place. I hit 'record' and get it out, writing and playing my guitar at the same time. Sharon Van Etten
Time Writing Guitar Dark Out Dark Place Record Only Write Hit Hit Record Get Same Same Time Place Playing
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
Hurt Result Try Analyze Alienate Write Emotional Generally Songs Although Am Very Listener Being Happening Process Them Therapist Deep
Most musicians are normal people who want to hang out and are really down to earth. Sharon Van Etten
Musicians People Down Earth Out Most Normal Normal People Hang Want Really Who Down To Earth
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. Sharon Van Etten
Broken Writing Dark Parents First Living Record Bottom Know Well Did Anyone Really Basement
If I make assumptions about the audience and start overthinking things, I can drive myself crazy about how the audience perceives me. I try not to do that anymore. Sharon Van Etten
Myself Me Crazy Try Drive Assumptions About Make Audience How Anymore Things Start
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. Sharon Van Etten
Saying Myself Me Nothing Out Bad About Something More Onstage Through Know Talk Talking Got Lot Gets Anxious Often Just Whenever Anymore Used Even
I used to hyperventilate, but I don't do that anymore. Sharon Van Etten
Anymore Used
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. Sharon Van Etten
Teacher Mom History Halloween Kids Kind Trips Because Around Go Historic Creepy
I can't read notes well, but I can hear something and sing a harmony to it automatically. Sharon Van Etten
Harmony Something Sing Well Read Hear Automatically Notes
There's something to writing a hook and something to writing a memorable melody. That's what I liked about musicals. Then I realized I could write my own songs, and I didn't have to sing other people's. Sharon Van Etten
People Writing Own Other Hook Melody Musicals Memorable About Something My Own Could Write Songs Liked Sing Realized Then
Brit Marling is very positive, very professional, very encouraging. Sharon Van Etten
Positive Encouraging Very Professional
I didn't start writing with band arrangements until I was working on 'Tramp.' Sharon Van Etten
Writing Band Until Arrangements Tramp Working Start
I used to work at a label. I used to be a publicist. I used to be at a management company. Sharon Van Etten
Work Management Label Used Company Publicist
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