“I was without my own place for nearly two years. It's such a cliche to be a homeless musician in New York, but luckily, I had amazing friends who let me stay with them. I visited my parents a lot. It's not like I was sleeping in my car, though I might have done that once... But it was by choice!”

American singer-songwriter, musician and actress

Sharon Katharine Van Etten is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress from New Jersey, now based in Los Angeles. She is known for music shaped by an indie rock sensibility and lyrics that draw on personal experience. In the studio and onstage, she performs with her backing band, the Attachment Theory, made up of Devra Hoff, Teeny Lieberson and Jorge Balbi on drums. Her work is marked by a direct, intimate style that keeps the focus on voice, feeling and detail.