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If you take the hard facts of a failed relationship, it's pretty grim. But if you make an album out of it, and if the violins represent all the tears, you create something magical out of something very normal.

— Lykke Li

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I've come to the conclusion that a long, personal relationship is next to impossible for me. Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.

— Leonard Slatkin

Sometimes it's hard to open up about your personal life, your relationship because you always want the music to be in the forefront. You want the music to be the biggest carrier of everything that you represent.

— Nayvadius Cash

A lot of the songs are based on my previous relationship. It didn't work out. I lost him, and it ruined me. I had to learn to get back on my feet. I used that heartbreak to create something really beautiful.

— Yuna

It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.

— Aaliyah

We artists love to talk tough, but we're just as sentimental as everyone else when it comes down to it.

— John Banville

You can get swept away by a musical, but real tears are rare.

— Eric Fellner

Consolation of music is different from the one of words. It starts from the inside... It cries with you instead of telling you to stop crying.

— Ji-Hae Park

If I have one success in my relationship history, it's with the people who listen to my music. I think that they'll be there with me forever, and I'll be there with them forever. And I'm totally satisfied with that.

— Fiona Apple

✗Opposing Perspectives

I have never been in a serious relationship and never had a break-up, so I can't tug on my heartstrings that way. But whenever I experience a strong emotion in life, I definitely have to throw myself into my songwriting. It is very therapeutic.

— Ella Henderson

Maybe the most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs.

— Marianne Faithfull