I have a hard time not wearing my heart on my sleeve and answering people honestly. You know, my friends warn me… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Singing a song like 'Your Love Is Killing Me,' people are worried about me. My mother called me, like, 'What's going on… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I am my therapist, and I analyze what's happening and if I'm being hurt in the process. The result is songs that… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I don't like to hold back. Especially with who I am and what I do, it's all me. Everything's my name; it's… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I'm not the sad sack that people might think I am. But I think that if I didn't write and perform, I… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I feel like, as a female, I am maybe hyper-sensitive to feeling pushed into a corner or somebody taking a song a… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Everyone has their down days. Unfortunately, that's when I am the most prolific. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I'm not a down-in-the-dumps person. I think some people assume that I am because of the music I write. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I've always liked to learn how to do things - I'm a hobby person. So I'll learn something at a beginner's level, then usually… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I work a lot with sounds based on stream of consciousness. I like the way it sounds, then I turn it into something that… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
When I can write a song in a way where I feel like other people can relate to it, and I can take it… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I'm still learning how to be comfortable touring. I haven't found that balance yet. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I overthink everything. I'm just like, 'Wait, why do they want to hear me?' I start doubting myself. Other times, I'll just get so… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I didn't start writing with band arrangements until I was working on 'Tramp.' — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I hit 'record' whenever I'm going through a really hard time. I don't listen to it for a couple of days, so I have… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
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… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I don't think I'll ever feel perfectly balanced, but I feel like I'm figuring it out, and I'm surrounded by really wonderful people that… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
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… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
In 2015, I told my band that I was taking a break so I could focus on my home life, go back to school,… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
