"Relationships. Ugh. You have to laugh sometimes." — Sharon Van Etten

You write these vulnerable songs as a sort of therapy, but if you don't confront people on a daily basis, it's not reality. There's still a bit of separation there.

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.

I didn't have my first band until I was, like, 30.

I'm very democratic about stuff. I know what I want, but I also like getting opinions and people sharing ideas.

My friends actually used to call me the 'Female Conor Oberst.' I got to open up with him once, and I told him about that, and he thought it was hilarious.

If I start panicking a little bit, I just talk through it with somebody.

People always ask me, 'Why do you only write about heartbreak?' I think I only write when I'm broken, so that's just what happens. It makes me feel better, but having some distance helps.

I get things out of my system through my songs, but, because they can be about so many different things, it takes me a while to get through them emotionally.

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Relationships. Ugh. You have to laugh sometimes.