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If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins.

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Sara Bareilles
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: December 7
Actor
Composer
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Eureka
California
Sara Beth Bareilles
Fear
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Mash
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The women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.'
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I was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean.
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I never played coffee shops I just played a lot of coffee shop-sized venues. I took every venue I could get my hands on.
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I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or sometimes it can be someone who's close to me.
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Late night writing is also good, too, but in New York, you've got neighbors. I try to be a good neighbor.
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I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's one of the main tenets of Buddhism - accepting that what is, is. The root of our suffering is when we just don't want to accept a truth. We want something to be different than it is.
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I feel like I'm on the precipice - just seeing a better version of me coming out.
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True bravery is being exactly who you are, imperfections included. Vulnerability is the most precious gift you can give.
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Love is blind, but when we close our eyes, we see with our hearts.
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You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up.
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I love the morning time - a cup of coffee and to sit at the piano, that's probably my favorite time.
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I have been very fortunate to be a part of tours with other artists that have exposed me to new places that I've never been before. Once you discover something beautiful, you just want to keep coming back.
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I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, and Fiona Apple. As I got older I got deeper into the work of bands like the Beatles, artists like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Etta James, and Joni Mitchell.
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The theater community at large, I have to say, has just been so warm and so welcoming, and that's not something I'm as used to.
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There's really no bad people there's just humans who are doing the best they can to figure life out. It's hard! We can all relate to that.
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I got really into rock - soft, romantic rock was my jam.
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I've dabbled in running around on stage, and at certain times it's nice to step away from the anchor of the piano and use a handheld microphone and connect with the audience, but I think my soul as a performer is just a little bit more connected to the instrument. To just sort of sit and sing - that feels like the most natural fit for me.
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I'm starting to believe in the power of a name. Because it can't be a mistake if I just call it 'change.'
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I love the morning time. There's something about having the day in front of you.
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