I didn't start writing with band arrangements until I was working on 'Tramp.' — 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… — 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… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I always write from a personal place - whether it be about my friends or myself or a story that I heard. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Writing songs helped me figure out how to communicate with other people. I finally figured out that if I could express something… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I was in musicals. and I was in the choir when I was younger. Before I started writing my own songs, I… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I started writing for myself when I didn't know how to understand how I was feeling, and I didn't know how to… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
When I write, it's to heal. It's my own self-therapy so that I don't actually feel sad all of the time. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
There's something to writing a hook and something to writing a memorable melody. That's what I liked about musicals. Then I realized… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I think, in general, I find writing to be very therapeutic and singing in itself to be really therapeutic. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Whatever your writing is about, you're really connected with it, and you can always go back to when that was. I remember… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
The only thing that's helped me get through some really hard times was just being able to write and express - it's… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I was in musicals and I was in the choir when I was younger. Before I started writing my own songs I… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
It's hard if you're just touring constantly. It's like, "What am I going to write about? I'm in the van, I'm playing… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
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… — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
I guess I usually write when I'm in a really intense headspace, because it's my form of self-therapy. — 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
