Sharon Van Etten Quotes

I sort of feel that I have to constantly be really, really honest with the way I feel, and I have to get that out.

Whatever you think about me, I was pretty open about how I felt about people.

I don't try to hide my feelings or what I think.

I think a lot of people don't wear their hearts on their sleeves. I think people should, but a lot of people don't. People may be a bit taken back sometimes about how honest I am and how open I am. But I'm happier this way - it's a good thing for me.

It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.

I really am an open book. I don't keep anything in at all, which is good and bad.

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

The art of life is to show your hand.

I don’t hide my emotions from people.

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.

It's the most personal thing that I do is sing. Because I can't tell a lie. I want them to know exactly what I'm feeling.

I am comfortable talking about everything because I think you can't hide it. I can't hide what I'm doing. I can't lie to people when they see something.

People ask me about past projects I've worked on, and other things; I'm just really bad at lying. I have a bad poker face, so I just try to tell people how I'm feeling in the moment and really what I was trying to do.

I love being gut-wrenchingly honest.

I say what I feel.

I've been told that I overshare. Sometimes I get criticized for it, but how else would I be if not all of me?

The thing that I've decided is, I don't want to be invisible, but I'd like to be transparent. I want people to see what I'm thinking and see through me.

I have always been cursed or blessed with this inability to hide behind anything and to just say exactly what I am experiencing.

If you don't tell the whole truth about yourself, life is a ridiculous exercise.

It's just so humanizing to see someone be real.

I am an emotional guy. I try to be very honest.

I am an honest person, and that includes showing my emotions - good or bad.

My whole act is confession.

I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.