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I had this revelation, you are a lot better at the between-song stuff than you are at the song stuff. That was devastating. And I usually find devastating things to be pretty valuable.

— J. Tillman

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I know I'm stronger in the songs than I really am. Sometimes I need to hear it myself. We all need to hear those empowering songs to remind us.

— Beyonce Knowles

Thank God for beautiful songs about feeling despair when you yourself are in despair. They really get us through.

— Susannah McCorkle

My music is about being strong, even in your vulnerability.

— Miranda Lambert

I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.

— Sarah McLachlan

I think that, whatever happens, I'm just happy I've written those songs and I've made an album. That's really big for me, and I'm proud of that.

— Aurora

I have all these revelations as I'm writing. Each song is like a chapter of my diary.

— Kid Cudi

My songs are all about celebrating poignant music. While some of them focus on fun and revelry, they are fortunately backed by powerful lyrics. Put together, the lyrics, tune and my voice strive to take the songs to the next level.

— Kailash Kher

To think that my heart and my words and my music saved somebody's life, it takes a while to just sink in with me. But it proves to me that music is powerful.

— Josh Turner

I wrote most of these songs right before the end. A lot of these songs are about that. Even if it's not direct, you can feel the beginning of the end of the breakup in these songs.

— Gene Ween

✗Opposing Perspectives

I genuinely don't feel that anything that's been written or said about me has overshadowed my music, and that's the most important thing as far as I'm concerned.

— Norah Jones