I've received a ton of awards.
I think my induction is,
if not the most important
one, one of the most important ones.
Because I am deeply,
proudly Canadian.
Hi there. I'm Sarah McLachlan and
this is my Junos moment.
I've received a ton of awards, I was
so young when I received so many of
them where it's just like I didn't
feel like I deserved it.
And it took the Hall of Fame and I
was like, no, you know what?
I deserve this.
I'm going to own this moment.
I'm going to enjoy the hell out of
it. And I did.
And it felt so good.
I think I
was pretty nervous about getting
up there. I'm not good at
public speaking.
I was actually quite proud of that
speech because I spent a lot of time
and a lot of energy and I wanted
to get it right. I felt like it was
a really important moment.
And I felt really good saying
it all and I meant every word of it.
And I think owning that and feeling
and really, truly feeling the things
that I was saying and believing them
felt really good as well.
So I think I was I was excited to be
going up there, but definitely
nervous to speak publicly, because
even though I can sing in front of
thousands of people, speaking
is a totally different ball
game.
It felt really, really
amazing and honestly, it does
every time I walk on stage or
every time I perform a song that
resonates powerfully with people or
moves them to the point where they
want to stand up and cheer.
It feels incredible.
It's a really positive, beautiful
energy.
It
was amazing to have my daughters
there. I just wanted to show them
that this is
who I am. This is what I do outside
of being
mom.
And to show them that like, I'm
doing something that I absolutely
love and it feeds me
and it's like just that idea of, you
know, as a young woman
choose something that
gives you a sense of purpose.
It's not about the money, it's not
about the fame, it's about feeling
purposeful and feeling
that you have value in that you have
something to give and when you offer
that to the world, you get back
exponentially.
It makes me feel good.
It makes me feel loved.
I mean, we all want to feel love and
acceptance and it feels
wonderful.
It was just kind
of like, I can't believe this
is my life. There's a lot of those
moments.
I still can't believe this is my
life sometimes.
I am normal.
I'm a screwed up human being, just
like everybody else, muddling
through, trying to get
it as right as I can
and hoping for the best.
So thank you, but don't put
me on a pedestal.