People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something. Sarah McLachlan chooseignorancepeople Change image and share on social
Music is very nebulous, and you can conjure up a lot of moods with music. But lyrics - they're a lot more tangible. They're much more specific. And you want to say something meaningful and creative and artistic and that tells a story and that takes people someplace else. Sarah McLachlan artisticconjurecreative share on social
I was 17 years old and in my first band, and we played at the university. I was kind of a gawky, unpopular teenager and there was about 400 people smiling and dancing to what we were doing. Sarah McLachlan banddancegawky Change image and share on social
For me, that's one of the best validations as an artist. To have a stranger come up to you and say that something you've created and put out there in the world has had some sort of impact on other people's lives. Sarah McLachlan artistcreatehave share on social
Music gave me a sense that I was worthwhile and that I had something of value to offer the world even though everybody was telling me that I didn't. Sarah McLachlan givemusicoffer Change image and share on social
Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates. Sarah McLachlan cloudevaporatehappiness Change image and share on social
I'm not one to sit and wallow - I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don't like bad feelings gnawing away at me. Sarah McLachlan badfeelingfigure Change image and share on social
I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else. Sarah McLachlan blocklyricmusic Change image and share on social
Trying to force creativity is never good. Sarah McLachlan creativityforcegood Change image and share on social
On becoming a mother, I sort of feel like every kid is my kid. I really do get that sense in a much more profound way that we all are a global community and we all have to band to try and give the children of our this generation whatever tools we can to go out into this world and try and make it a better place. Sarah McLachlan bandchildcommunity share on social