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> [I guess I wanted to emulate the artists that my parents were listening to when I was growing up. I've always had this affinity for folk music, and music in general, for as long as I can remember. So as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/i-guess-i-wanted-to-emulate-the-artists-that-my-parents-were/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

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## More by Sarah Jaffe

> [We operate from this position of, "Let's build the skeleton and then insert the filling." We have this ping-pong dynamic with each other where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/we-operate-from-this-position-of-let-s-build-the-skeleton-and-then/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [Lately I haven't been able to write for the guitar - it'll usually start out with a melody on the bass, and I'll layer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/lately-i-haven-t-been-able-to-write-for-the-guitar-it-ll-usually/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [There's a part of me, and I'm sure every single musician that writes for themselves has this: there's a layer of precious that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/there-s-a-part-of-me-and-i-m-sure-every-single-musician-that-writes/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [I've done four records now, and your idea of what it's going to be for that record is never what it ends up being,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/i-ve-done-four-records-now-and-your-idea-of-what-it-s-going-to-be-for/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [ In other words, the hidden subsidies \[designed to help individuals seeking college degrees\] are not helping those who most need help in getting a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/in-other-words-the-hidden-subsidies-designed-to-help-individuals/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [I create my own schedule, so you start out each day and you say, "Okay, from 10 to 11 I'm going to write," and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/i-create-my-own-schedule-so-you-start-out-each-day-and-you-say-okay/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [Usually when I'm in the van or if there's downtime, I'll just mess around in Garage Band and work out melodies or ideas I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/usually-when-i-m-in-the-van-or-if-there-s-downtime-i-ll-just-mess/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [I was really kind of miserable with myself personally and all of the things that you can be creatively, until someone said - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/i-was-really-kind-of-miserable-with-myself-personally-and-all-of-the/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [I guess I wanted to emulate the artists that my parents were listening to when I was growing up. I've always had this affinity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/i-guess-i-wanted-to-emulate-the-artists-that-my-parents-were/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [I had gotten to know the music scene there, and just fell in love with it. I've lived there a little over four years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/i-had-gotten-to-know-the-music-scene-there-and-just-fell-in-love-with/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

> [When I was younger - in elementary school - my parents are both teachers, so we moved around a lot. For the most part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jaffe/when-i-was-younger-in-elementary-school-my-parents-are-both-teachers/)

[Sarah Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jaffe/)

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