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Sarah McLachlan tells PEOPLE she felt misunderstood after her iconic ASPCA PSA

"They assume I'm going to be like Sylvia Plath and reading poetry and drinking wine at midnight with candles," the singer-songwriter says

McLachlan's new album 'Better Broken' is out Friday, Sept. 19

Sarah McLachlan reveals she felt misunderstood after her emotional ASPCA commercial was released.

In an interview with PEOPLE, the three-time Grammy winner reflected on the impact of the PSA that she starred in, which featured her 1997 ballad "Angel."

"I think people have an idea of who I was," says McLachlan. "Regardless of my playful, happy nature, what was portrayed was somber album covers and dark moody music."

The "Fallen" musician notes that "it surprises people when they meet me and I

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