Rachael Yamagata Quotes
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I'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general.
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I wrote my first song when I was twelve on the piano.
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Conflict is a great thing to start with. For me as a songwriter, I am constantly trying to solve problems.
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I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist.
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Follow your instincts, and handle all with respect and diplomacy.
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I once heard someone doing a karaoke version of my song. That was pretty funny.
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In love relationships, there's such intimacy, and the potential to be the most vulnerable and honest and raw with another person. Why can't we have that transparency with everyone in our lives and reach that higher connection?
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I don't really usually write sort of a cheerleader-type lyric.
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I do have faith that something better is always coming for you.
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Flute was actually my first instrument. I had a year of lessons and then stopped after feeling like I was going to faint all of the time.
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My breaking heart and I agree, that you and I could never be, so with my best...my very best, I set you free
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I used to find places in high school and college, empty rooms or spaces with pianos. Instead of going to a party, I'd play alone for hours. It became my buddy.
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What tries to break us is endlessly fascinating to me. Joy is a whole different game to express.
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If you hold on to certain things that are comfortable and maybe a bad pattern for you psychologically, then you rob yourself of the experience of the next thing that happens when you do start to let go. It's only by trusting that, and by the leaps of faith, that you remember that's true.
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Love could solve everything.
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Writing and performing are to me what water and movement are to sharks.
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I immediately target sadness and conflict and disruption in life.
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So for those of you falling in love,
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It's easy for me to be vulnerable and craft songs when I'm being a hermit in my woods loft, secluded. When I get attention for it, whether it's on stage or in life - I have sort of a love-hate relationship with all of it. That makes me feel really stark naked.
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I wish you health, and more than wealth, I wish you love
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Hopefully, my tears are worth something to the outside world.
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Everyone is more than what you see on the cover; we all run deep and have our story.
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I treasure my mornings. I get up early and ignore everything work-related for the first few hours. It's just me and my coffee addiction.
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There's something about [pain] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I need to learn from it.