Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her highest-charting singles are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," "Right Beside You," and "As I Lay Me Down."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth1 November 1964
CountryUnited States of America
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The Tea Parties are only here because people are not listening.
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We're all struggling to get out of the past. We see something that reminds us of something, and then we bring our baggage into the present. Then we project it onto people constantly.
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Most people who are successful don't keep their money. One of the rarest things in the world is to maintain success and integrity - the kinds of things that seem so easy just starting out. But that's the human predicament.
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Most people depend on a lot of other people.
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It's what people don't say that is often the most revealing.
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It isn't hard to be an artist and do your money thing. It's much harder to wake up in the middle of the night knowing that you're being ripped off and starting to get this feeling in your stomach almost bordering on bitterness toward people who are saying one thing and doing another.
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Success was one of my weakest points. I was so ill-prepared for it. I never appreciated within myself the gift of success. I never accepted it. People gave me so much momentum and love, and people really got my music, but I didn't accept it. That's probably one of my biggest regrets.
I've been wanting to have a child since Dashiell was 1, but I was working too much, and there was a lot going on in my relationship.
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I used to write songs that were deeply personal, but since I am becoming so passionate about the world around me, that passion and drive is starting to come into my work.
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Pregnancy is uncomfortable and draining, and the end isn't in sight until it becomes unbearable.
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'Betchya Got A Cure' is my gut response to the media wars in this country, which are driving a wedge between citizens. It's about taking a stand for individuality and being brave instead of being accepted.
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Marriage is a walk in the park compared to being a single mother or father. I'll take that walk later.
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I am so proud to be partnering with Waterkeepers, who are the voice for the Gulf Coast's waters.
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I grew up listening to Beethoven and old jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O'Day. But those were, like, the only women I listened to - I hated women pop singers.