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I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to.
I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it.
We try to create this interesting appearance to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.
I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what that means.
I can look back over my earlier music, and it takes me back to the place I was emotionally.
There's nothing particularly unique about my experiences except that they're my experiences.
You made my world stand still, and in that stillness, there was a freedom I never felt before.
Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult.
I'm so afraid to love you, But more afraid to lose. Clinging to a past that doesn't let me chose.
I'm not a media darling. I'm not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing.
We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars.
I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should.
It's easier to believe in this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness, that brings me to my knees.
I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.
You take me in, no questions asked. You strip away the ugliness that surrounds me. Are you an angel?
It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing.
I think... I'm perceived as an everyperson. There is no pedestal. I'm no different from anybody else.
Listen as the wind blows From across the great divide Voices trapped in yearning Memories trapped in time
I have the ability, no matter what's going on in my life, to find something - my cup is always half full.
I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is the one thing that I knew I was good at.
Having the opportunity to express myself through music has been extremely cathartic for me my entire life.
I've got to live my life the way I feel is right for me. Might not be right for you, but it's right for me.
There's no reason for anybody to jump out of bushes to take pictures of me. I'm not doing anything exciting.
Once there was a darkness, a deep and endless night, you gave me everything you had and oh, you gave me light
We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.
I will rememeber you. Will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by and don't forget all your memories.
I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.
I've never done heroin, but I totally understood what would drive people to that distraction-to need that so much.
I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else
You pick me up and brush me off and tell me I'm okay, sometimes that's just what we need to get us through the day.
Through this world I've stumbled, so many times betrayed, trying to find an honest word, to find the truth enslaved.
I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else.
You speak to me in riddles, you speak to me in rhymes, my body aches to breathe your breath, your word keeps me alive.
Every time I'm close to you, there's too much I can't say, and you just walk away. And I forgot to tell you I love you.
I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty you possess, if you only let yourself believe.
I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible.
I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.
'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song.
I want to be alone. Sympathies wasted on my hollow shell. I feel there's nothing left to fight for. No reason for a cause.
If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness.
I feel like I really tapped into a pretty honest emotional place for myself as a lyricist. There's a broad spectrum of emotions.
Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore.
Cause I rely on my illusions, to keep me warm at night. I've denied in my capacity to love, and I am willing to give up this fight
I love [that] you smile at me, I love the way your hands reach out and hold me near... I believe this is heaven to no one else but me.
People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.
I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that.
I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.
It's a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn't write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live
With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play.
It's a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn't write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live.