“Music is very nebulous, and you can conjure up a lot of moods with music. But lyrics - they're a lot more tangible. They're much more specific. And you want to say something meaningful and creative and artistic and that tells a story and that takes people someplace else.”

Canadian singer-songwriter

Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for her long career in popular music. Born Sarah Ann McLachlan, she has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and has received major recognition in Canada and the United States. Her best-selling album is Surfacing, released in 1997, which brought her two Grammy Awards and four Juno Awards. Across her career, she has won three Grammy Awards and twelve Juno Awards, and she is a member of both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.