A biography for Sarah McLachlanhasn’t been written yet.
“And music has always been incredibly cathartic for me, whether it's writing my own stuff or singing other people's music; it's very freeing.”
“My music and my lyrics are essentially emotional postcards.”
“I'm a great mummy. I've mapped out all the fun spots in every city.”
“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.”
“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 and a life of misery.”
“There are women in every genre having a lot of success. Why not celebrate that?”
“I'll talk to any stranger about everything. I'm not guarded.”
“I was put out there as a spokesperson for the new feminist revolution. It was very difficult because I was either too feminist or not feminist enough, depending on who you spoke to.”
“When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly.”
“Nothing outside of my child is important.”
“If I had to pick one song for me that sort of quintessentially summed me up, it would be 'Angel.' Without fail, I absolutely love singing it.”
“When you're making music or playing a song, I find the moments when there are no instruments being played even stronger than when they are being played. Because they add tension. It's also an ego-less thing - a place where you have no ego - when you're with a bunch of musicians who stop and listen instead.”
“I try so hard to live in the moment - I don't think ahead very much.”
“We try to create this interesting appearance to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.”
“When I sing, it's just... comfort is a stupid word, but it is.”
“The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some.”
“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.”
“I think often sadness is a great place to get songs from.”
“I feel like I really tapped into a pretty honest emotional place for myself as a lyricist. There's a broad spectrum of emotions.”
“I've always been incredibly lucky that the music that I make, other people like it.”