My mom used to ask me when I was gonna write a happy song. I still tell her that it's when I start to write really happy-sounding songs that everyone needs to start worrying.
Sharon Van EttenI guess I usually write when I'm in a really intense headspace, because it's my form of self-therapy.
Sharon Van EttenI grew up going to musicals with my mom here in New York, going to Broadway. I used to be in musicals in high school.
Sharon Van Etten