Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy.
Sharon Van EttenI try to focus on the melodies and try to make everything else minimal. The melody and the lyrics are most important to me.
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 EttenIt's hard if you're just touring constantly. It's like, "What am I going to write about? I'm in the van, I'm playing another show..." I'm still writing about heartbreak that happened years ago. I don't see the point of writing and putting out another record until I can do something else.
Sharon Van Etten