McLachlan-ian memories

In the early nineties I had a young lady friend who was also interested in the music of Sarah McLachlan. We also enjoyed discussing the music of other singers like Tori Amos and Natalie Merchant.

Turn It Up: Sarah McLachlan defiant in face of Lilith Fair's ticket slump: 'You can't go back': "McLachlan, who has sold 40 million albums, faded from public view in recent years while dealing with personal issues. Her marriage of 11 years dissolved, and she put her energies into rearing her two daughters at home in Vancouver.
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In that time, she didn’t write many songs, but she never strayed far from music – she found herself at her piano almost daily, “just noodling as a release more than anything.”

“I was going through a tough time emotionally – coming to terms with being 40, being a single mom, going through a divorce,” she said. “It was a huge adjustment, a shift in a perception of how my reality is shaped, and it took a while to start moving forward again.”"