In love relationships, there's such intimacy, and the potential to be the most vulnerable and honest and raw with another person. Why can't we have that transparency with everyone in our lives and reach that higher connection?
Rachael YamagataI can sit and dissect for hours, and then write 50 songs about. I always find that inspiring.
Rachael YamagataThere's something about [pain] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I need to learn from it.
Rachael YamagataI'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general.
Rachael YamagataAs I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start to see the lovely hilarity of life. Things that were once so crushing take on a different essence. I move through it at a faster rate. It's like traveling: it opens my eyes. My process is to allow myself to have it and to not judge myself or the situation too much, and then to create something with it.
Rachael Yamagata