I think it was the perfect gestation time for this particular piece [ Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song]. One of the songs that I considered talking about was "Manhattan," because it was chronicling the end of a long relationship that was part of the reason why I moved from Los Angeles to New York, which was such a life-changing decision. I don't regret that it's not in there, but that's one that I considered diving into, and I have little piecemeal snippets of writing about that floating around
Sara BareillesThere's really no "bad" people; there's just humans who are doing the best they can to figure life out. It's hard! We can all relate to that.
Sara BareillesI think it's one of those things about live performance - anything goes, anything can happen, and you have to just be ready and able to roll with the punches.
Sara BareillesThe women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.'
Sara Bareilles