Explore Quotes by Sharon Van Etten

I'm still friends with most of my exes. There are only one or two people that I'll never talk to again.

Noveller make soundscapes that are creepy, ethereal, really beautiful and all over the place. They can be intense, dark, and groovy but also dreamlike and happy.

I don't know how to get a crowd singing along. That's not what my music does.

I have a lot of alter-egos: I would love to be a back-up singer for someone someday. I have an electronic side-project. I have a '90s grunge side project; I have a piano project... I have this industrial, goth-electronic song, super creepy sounding, just really dark and dreary.

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

I definitely wouldn't consider myself a professional, but I like to dress up like one.

Brit Marling is very positive, very professional, very encouraging.

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 move on to the next thing.

All the records I keep are like friends I visit.

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.

I always had a hard time communicating my emotions. I'd retreat into my bedroom and listen to music. And when you're a teenager, you're dealing with all these hormones. It's like, 'What are these?'

I am my therapist, and I analyze what's happening and if I'm being hurt in the process. The result is songs that are very emotional, very deep, although I try to write them generally so they won't alienate the listener.

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.

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.

I will entertain things that are entertaining and sound interesting and challenge me. But acting just doesn't come second-nature to me.

Everyone has their down days. Unfortunately, that's when I am the most prolific.

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 wanna grow and develop as an artist, and I feel like different kinds of collaborations can only help me in that way.

Both my brothers are drummers.

I moved to New York to pursue music.

Hopefully, the stuff that is way too personal that I record and keep - people won't hear it because it's way too personal.