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I'm never gonna be somebody who's gonna fall down from the sky on a trapeze. That's not me. I really want to make sure that my focus stays on connecting with the audience.

- Sara Bareilles

Sky, Audience, Sure, Trapeze

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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My Life, Been, Billy, None

Elton John is a huge influence and an artist I've listened to since I was a little girl.

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Girl, Artist, Elton John, Huge Influence

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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Sometimes, Like, About, Specifically

Stepping back into theatre, a childhood dream, I always felt like I would be onstage. I hadn't imagined myself in a composer role... I find it so satisfying to be behind the scenes and writing the music and watching it elevated and characterized by different voices than my own. It's so exciting.

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Behind, Own, Role, Elevated

With musical theatre, although there are rules, they're so different to the ones I feel like I have accidentally been ingrained with writing pop music. The main point is to tell the story. You just have to make sure the character's voice is strong and the storytelling is strong.

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Strong, Voice, Been, Accidentally

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

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Knew, Norah Jones, Spears, None

I have a tendency to become very self-critical.

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Become, Very, Tendency, Self-Critical

I'm a traditional singer-songwriter. I have a more organic sound.

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Sound, More, Traditional, Organic

I have no business carrying myself like some diva.

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Business, Some, Like, Diva

I'm such a fan of the Obamas in general, and I love how dignified and charismatic and how intelligent they are. They are so warm and kind and encouraging, especially of young people, and I really love seeing that.

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Love, Young, Encouraging, Charismatic

I've been told to wear different things, to look different, to lose weight, to look sexier, to wear more hair, to wear more makeup.

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Makeup, More, Been, Different Things

I would never intentionally want to hurt someone's feelings.

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Never, Someone, Would, Feelings

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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Other, Been, Very, Exposed

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

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Work, Easy, Someone, Rip

The greatest thing we can do is to give each other a safe space to truly, truly be ourselves in the world.

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World, Give, Other, Greatest Thing

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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Hands, Took, Venue, Venues

My hairstylist taught me a trick for my hair. You section off your hair and put them up in these crazy little knots and then it looks like you curled your hair. It's saved me so much time 'cause on the road you don't have time or plugs to plug your curling iron in.

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Saved, Cause, Section, So Much Time

I don't want to fake anybody out and make them think I'm a great actress.

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Think, Actress, Anybody, Fake

I used to sing songs from musicals all the time as a kid.

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Kid, Sing, Songs, Musicals

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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Feel, Like, Wins, Useful

My life is so different because of 'Waitress.' The people that I'm close to, the things I do professionally, my colleagues, my best friend and my boyfriend - like, all of these things have come to me because of the show. And it's really beautiful.

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My Life, Boyfriend, Show, Close

One of the great things I learned from how cooperative theater is, you can't be too precious about your ideas.

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Precious, About, Learned, Cooperative

I love the sound and temperament of an upright piano.

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Love, Piano, I Love, Upright

Everything I do will always be compared to 'Love Song' in terms of success or the way it's written or whatever, but it was a really formative moment in my life and in my career.

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Love, Song, Always, Compared

One of my earliest memories of writing at a piano was alongside my sister.

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Writing, Piano, Alongside, Sister

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.

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Proud, Grow, Move, Move Forward

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.

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Small, London, Streets, Aesthetically

Nobody ever thinks a song is about them. Well, not when it's mean. When it's a good song everybody thinks it's about them. And when it's mean, nobody thinks it's about them.

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Song, Everybody, Good Song, Thinks

I want to do good work in the world.

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Work, World, Want, Good Work

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