Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didn’t. – Sarah McLachlan
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. – Sarah McLachlan
It’s all kind of a big illusion: the white picket fence and the perfect marriage and the kids. Check that box off, check that box off, and move forward. – Sarah McLachlan
Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult. I blamed myself for a lot of things. It took me a very long time to get over it. – Sarah McLachlan
Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult. – Sarah McLachlan
I’m not one to sit and wallow – I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don’t like bad feelings gnawing away at me. – Sarah McLachlan
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
I kind of have a happy magnet. I can’t stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible. – Sarah McLachlan
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. – 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 have the ability, no matter what’s going on in my life, to find something – my cup is always half full. – Sarah McLachlan
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. – 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
There’s nothing particularly unique about my experiences except that they’re my experiences. – Sarah McLachlan
I was 17 years old and in my first band, and we played at the university. I was kind of a gawky, unpopular teenager and there was about 400 people smiling and dancing to what we were doing. – Sarah McLachlan
I can look back over my earlier music, and it takes me back to the place I was emotionally. – 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
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. – 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 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
