“I was pretty troubled for a long time. And I didn't know that. As a kid, I never…” — Sharon Van Etten

I'm not a down-in-the-dumps person. I think some people assume that I am because of the music I write.

My career is based off of me talking about my emotions.

I hate the term 'emo.' It turned into this genre of music, when all music, if you connect with it, is emotional.

My friends actually used to call me the 'Female Conor Oberst.' I got to open up with him once, and I told him about that, and he thought it was hilarious.