Sara Bareilles is finding "freedom" in accepting "flaws" as she gets older

She told People: "I'm more impatient than I like to admit. I just have more flaws than I really think I should. And there's something really freeing about just letting yourself be flawed, that if I put down the perfectionism, there is actually more liberation and freedom in that than shame."

The 'Love Song' hitmaker - who is also known for creating and, at one point, starring in the Broadway musical 'Waitress' - went on to add that her new attitude has been a "revelation" for her and that she has found it "fun" to not be the person who tries to constantly have the solution to everything for once.

She said: "And that's been a revelation for me, that there's actually - it's easier and more fun to be not the person who's right all the time and doesn't have all the answers. It's like, 'I don't know, let's try this. I could be wrong.' It makes things a little bit more fun and more playful."

The songstress is engaged to actor Joe Tippett, 41, and she has recently moved to New York with him along with their two-year-old dog Louis and explained that having a canine companion with her makes her feel as if she has entered parenthood.

She said: "I'm thinking about a lot of deep questions about identity and what it means to be in a real partnership. And I have this little dog next to me. It's like parenthood. It's like all of the things are really in the foreground, and I think it's really interesting stuff."