Quotes from Sara Bareilles

I wasn't Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson. I wasn't Tori Amos or Norah Jones. Nobody knew what to do with me.

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.

I have no business carrying myself like some diva.

I'm happy to be working with all women.

The women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.'

One of the wonderful ways to celebrate women is to hire women.

I am passionate about young women and advocating for them.

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.

I love the sound and temperament of an upright piano.

I'm a social person, and I'm used to working as a band member. I like that. I like being a part of a family onstage and on the road.

You meant to make me happy make me sad. Want to make it better better so bad.

Aesthetically, London is just beautiful; it's a gorgeous city. The architecture, monuments, the parks, the small streets - it's an incredible place to be.

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.

It's so easy to just rip someone's work apart.

I would like to look back on my body of work and be proud of each record in its own right, but as a whole, I want to continue to grow and move forward.

I'm grateful to have the chance to be inspired by the incredible artists that are out there.

I'm writing about emotions.

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