Sarah McLachlan quotes

Sarah McLachlan, a Canadian singer-songwriter, is known for her heartfelt music and soulful vocals. With a career spanning over three decades, McLachlan has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. She gained international recognition with her breakthrough album, "Surfacing," and the iconic song, "Angel." McLachlan's melancholic tunes and thought-provoking lyrics have struck a chord with listeners, earning her numerous awards, including multiple Grammy Awards. Her philanthropic efforts are also noteworthy, having founded the Lilith Fair music festival and supporting various charitable organizations. Discover the enchanting world of Sarah McLachlan's music and let her timeless melodies uplift your spirits and stir your emotions.

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.

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

Water is very forgiving. Everything lifts in water.

- Sarah McLachlan

Trying to force creativity is never good.

- Sarah McLachlan

Nothing outside of my child is important.

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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 think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.

- Sarah McLachlan

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.

- Sarah McLachlan

I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else.

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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.

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

I play piano every day.

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- 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

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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

- Sarah McLachlan

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.

- 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.

- Sarah McLachlan

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.

- Sarah McLachlan

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

- Sarah McLachlan

The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some.

- Sarah McLachlan