Writing Quotes by Rachael Yamagata

I once heard someone doing a karaoke version of my song. That was pretty funny.

— Rachael Yamagata

I immediately target sadness and conflict and disruption in life.

— Rachael Yamagata

I do have faith that something better is always coming for you.

— Rachael Yamagata

Hopefully, my tears are worth something to the outside world.

— Rachael Yamagata

What tries to break us is endlessly fascinating to me. Joy is a whole different game to express.

— Rachael Yamagata

As I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start to see…

— Rachael Yamagata

I don't really usually write sort of a cheerleader-type lyric.

— Rachael Yamagata

People who know my music think I'm the most depressed girl on the planet.

— Rachael Yamagata

I'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general.

— Rachael Yamagata

I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist.

— Rachael Yamagata

I wrote my first song when I was twelve on the piano.

— Rachael Yamagata

I treasure my mornings. I get up early and ignore everything work-related for the first few hours. It's just me and my coffee addiction.

— Rachael Yamagata