Sharon Van Etten Quotes

I think melancholy is part of the natural condition, you know. Anyway, I think it's the artist's function to have their melancholy and not hide it, you see.

I'm not good at being a picture-perfect pop star, happy all the time. If I'm having a bad day, I can't pretend. I'm always a bit unhappy, but that's just me. I like dwelling in my sadness.

I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.

There's no doubt I'm emotional.

I, I don't think anybody's continually happy, uh, except idiots, you know. You know, you have to have little moments of depression.

It's very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don't really have that much control with it.

I've laughed, and I've cried. Laughing has got it over crying.

I don't have a problem crying when I need to cry.

Sadness is a privilege. To be mopey about something, that's a privilege. I did not grow up with that.

I don't smile all the time. Trust me, there have been days when I have been a mess.

Sadness can feel so unproductive.

I've had people tell me that I should just be sad and not joke around on Twitter, but they don't understand that joking and being deeply sad are very close to each other. I'll have a horrible memory that I find hysterical one day, and the next day I'll cry about it.

If you have things that make you sad, express them to other people.

I think melancholy is kind of a misunderstood emotion. I don't think it's necessarily an unpleasant or bad emotion.

For me, the opposite of happiness isn't sadness but boredom.

A lot of people are kind of depressed. I'm happy some of the time, and some of the time I'm not.

I don't think I have a sad life. I just talk about all my feelings and emotions.

Unhappy people are dangerous.

Sadness is so ungrateful.

I cry fairly regularly, it's important to let it out.

As a kid I remember being frightened all of the time, and kind of sad. I was certainly troubled. But a lot of people were, y'know? I don't really know how to measure my trouble against somebody else's.

I just want people to know it's OK to really feel their feelings.

I'm just grateful to people who are willing to admit how bad things feel for them.

I am a very emotional guy.

Emotions run high when you have a bad day; you can't hide it.