Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Ettenis an American singer-songwriter from New Jersey...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth26 February 1981
CountryUnited States of America
life-is-too-short people surround-yourself
Life is too short to surround yourself with people who aren't looking out for you.
trying cooks
Im trying to learn how to cook.
laptops okay sticker
Everything will be okay. I have a sticker on my laptop that says that.
sweaters thumbs cozy
I have this red cardigan that my friend Coco gave me that has holes for thumbs. It's my cozy sweater. I wear it a lot.
song bored performing
I'm getting bored performing the same songs over and over. Songwriting comes and goes.
friday monday jobs
I have a day job Monday to Friday. I work at a record label in Brooklyn called Ba Da Bing. It's a great indie label and I listen to music all day. I meet people online and find out about the cool new music blogs.
writing years records
It'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.
names one-day band
One day when I have a band I will have a band name, but since it's just me I feel it should just be my name. For me it doesn't make much sense since the music is from me and about me. I haven't ever been in a band.
new-york cake play
Saw Torres play their first New York show tonight at Cake Shop. SO good. Do yourself a favor and check out her record. Her voice is KILLER.
way energy different
Honestly, live is my favorite way of performing. Every show is a completely different energy.
years jazz
I did jazz dance for a few years.
focus trying important
I try to focus on the melodies and try to make everything else minimal. The melody and the lyrics are most important to me.
mom song writing
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.
writing self intense
I guess I usually write when I'm in a really intense headspace, because it's my form of self-therapy.