Sara Bareilles on the loss of her best friend and “soulmate” Gavin Creel



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  1. Dennis_Thee_Menace on

    Saying she feels ā€œhaunted by him in beautyā€ is one of the realest and most painful ways I’ve heard someone describe this kind of loss.

    Wishing her solace in such a difficult time.

  2. Familiar_Earth_6320 on

    Grief really shows how deep love ran soulmate doesn’t have to be romantic, and that somehow makes it hit even harder.

  3. I literally cry so much when someone talks about Gavin Creel even though I didn’t know him personally. He was such an incredible force in the theatre community and will be deeply missed.

  4. Lost my twin a few months ago, and I’ve honestly always said my best friend is my soulmate.

    What I can tell you is the way she speaks of Gavin showing up is so true and so pure. When you’re listening to life even unexpectedly after a loss…for a sign and it shows up especially in nature…it’s the realest and most humbling experience ever.

  5. Beautiful_Cost_5430 on

    She is my favorite. What a beautiful way to frame her loss.

    Now let’s talk about her recent battle with cat corpses hidden in her wall.

  6. ChrisEvansFan on

    That was beautifully put especially being haunted by him in the beauty of nature.

  7. athenafletcher on

    The way she starts tearing up as soon as she says his name. So relatable. My mom died of cancer three years ago now. Sometimes I can talk about her with a smile on my face then other times I immediately burst into tears. Grief ebbs and flows like a wave.

    All of this to say: Fuck cancer.

  8. embersgrow44 on

    I joked (but also super serious) with my Dad to promise to haunt me for like the last 10 years of his life. It’s been 4 years & almost 4 mos now, where you at old man?!? It sucks every day without him

  9. This quote always helps me a little when grief is feeling overwhelming.

    ā€œGrief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.ā€

  10. twizzwhizz11 on

    She’s such an underrated artist and musician. Her lyricism in her songs is so beautiful (and her range when she sings is crazy). You can tell she feels very deeply and this is just one example.

  11. Bored-psychologist7 on

    Such a beautiful thing to say about a person and it speaks the character of both of them that their hearts were able to be true and open throughout it all.

  12. moonberrycloud on

    And then you had cretins like Zachary Levi using Gavin’s name to promote his own disgusting beliefs and conspiracies. Hope that loser has a miserable life.

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