If I make assumptions about the audience and start overthinking things, I can drive myself crazy about how the audience perceives me. I try not to do that anymore. Sharon Van Etten Read Quote
It’s not onstage as often anymore, but whenever I got anxious, I used to talk a lot more, and I wouldn’t even know what I was saying… it was so bad. If I just talk myself through something, even if it’s just talking about nothing, it usually gets me out of it. Sharon Van Etten Read Quote
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 block, and I’m feeling uninspired, I go to some of my oldest songs from over the years and sift through them, and one thing that’s very nice is to see how I’ve grown up a little bit. A little bit. Sharon Van Etten Read Quote
I didn’t think I was helping other people. But I think that comes hand in hand with trying to be able to connect with people, and if you make things too personal, then it’s harder for people to relate to you. Otherwise, it’s just them listening to you read your diary. Sharon Van Etten Read Quote
I think, in general, I find writing to be very therapeutic and singing in itself to be really therapeutic. Sharon Van Etten Read Quote
I’m not the sad sack that people might think I am. But I think that if I didn’t write and perform, I probably would be. Sharon Van Etten Read Quote
I’m attracted to music made by people who let themselves be emotional. They really care about what they do, and we believe in what they say. Sharon Van Etten Read Quote
