Quotes by Sarah McLachlan

About Sarah McLachlan:

Sarah Ann McLachlan is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and pianist. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2009, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of four nominations) and four Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians on a scale that had never been attempted before. The Lilith Fair concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999, and resumed in the summer of 2010. On May 6, 2014, she released her first album of original music in four years, titled Shine On.
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We are in an age of technology where we sit in our little cubicles and we IM each other and Skype each other and never connect as human beings.

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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 think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery ...

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There's beauty everywhere. There are amazing things happening everywhere, you just have to be able to open your eyes and witness it. Some days, that's harder than others.

Sarah McLachlan

It's an amazing luxury to say I'm 31 years old and I'm gonna take a year off. That's pretty amazing.

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I have a full life: I have two amazing kids, I have great friends, great family. And right now, that's plenty for me to manage. A new relationship just seems like way too much work.

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Trying to force creativity is never good.

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For me, that's one of the best validations as an artist. To have a stranger come up to you and say that something you've created and put out there in the world has had some sort of impact on other people's lives.

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I was trying to uphold what I thought feminism was as best I could by supporting women, by trying to create an opportunity to get women to get together, play music together and celebrate the fact that we are having great success making music on our o...

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'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song.

Sarah McLachlan

Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them.

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I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next.

Sarah McLachlan

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

Sarah McLachlan

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.

Sarah McLachlan

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

Sarah McLachlan

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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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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The first gig we ever played was in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I'm from. I was in a band called the October Game, and we opened up for a Vancouver band.

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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'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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Author Bio

  • NameSarah McLachlan
  • DescriptionCanadian musician, singer, and songwriter
  • BornJanuary 28, 1968
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionSinger; Pianist; Musician
  • WorksAngel
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of Canada