Sarah McLachlan Quotes

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Sarah McLachlan

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 28, 1968

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to go crazy. I don't party like I used to.

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Half the bloody world is going through a divorce; more than that are having children. All of us have parents who are dying or have died. It's just the life cycle.

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I don't tend to question things that much. If it feels right, I go for it.

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I'd much rather be in the expanse of the wilderness because it feels like part of my world. It's a unique perspective. You're this tiny speck in a huge environment, and it's nice to be reminded of that.

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Trying to force creativity is never good.

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I spent a lot of years on the road, and what happens is you find out who your real friends are and you find out where your strengths and weaknesses lie in communication. I've had the same friends for 20 years now and I can count them on one hand.

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I like the idea that we build up these walls or rules or laws to maintain our reality, and when they fall away, you're left with a whole bunch of illusions. Smoke and mirrors.

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I don't think about what other people want from me.

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I go out on the road for much longer than I probably should and lose more of myself than I should.

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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.

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I try so hard to live in the moment - I don't think ahead very much.

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I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.

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I'm not a media darling. I'm not on the cover of all these magazines. I just quietly do my thing.

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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.

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I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it.

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I've heard myself referred to as a quiet superstar, and I don't quite know what that means.

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It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact.

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Nothing outside of my child is important.

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They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly.

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We showed the industry that female artists could attract the same audiences as the big male stars.

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