“It’s very difficult for me now to look back on that time and not feel such an intense wave of nostalgia. A lot of things were happening at that period of my life, and in Tegan’s life as well. I was in a relationship but my relationship was in great distress and it was sort of in the process of ending..." (read full article with Sara).

"Ashley: Sara, feel free to not answer this because your personal life is none of our business, but an article was published a couple weeks ago where you talked openly about your relationship with Emy and implied that it had come to an end... is that true? Or possibly just a journalist twisting your words? Her style is really important, I think, to the branding of your band... I just love how it fits so well with your tastes and the music you're making. Is she still going to be involved with future Tegan and Sara artwork?

Sara: Yes we have decided to take a break. And yes she will continue to be involved in our career! Our collaboration on art and visuals was an amazing part of my life for the past five years, and it would be very difficult to lose that. So we are working hard at being art partners." (check out Tegan and Sara Fans to read the full interview).

"When discussing Emy Storey — the band’s artistic director and Sara’s girlfriend of five years, with whom she had declared a common-law relationship — Sara was candid about the dissolution of their romance. '[Emy] is a tremendously huge part of what Tegan and I do in terms of the artwork and the Web site and the vision,” she said. “In kind of a weird way, she was like my Yoko Ono for five years. … It’s really difficult when the romantic part of your relationship kind of seems like it’s over, but you can’t just dissolve the rest of it — that would be awful. We’re obviously really involved and we want to continue to work together, but it’s really tough.'" (read full article).

Highlights from The Coast:

"'We're not writing about sexuality," says Tegan Rain Quin, calling from Red Deer, Alberta. "Sometimes identifying us as lesbians, I'm not sure entirely how beneficial that is for our music. If you are writing a personality piece, I suppose that makes total sense to talk about the fact that we're twins and we're lesbians, or that we're from Canada. But if you Google "Tegan and Sara,' you get gay.'"

and

"'On a day-to-day level I would tend to say it's not a terrible struggle being in a same-sex relationship," says Storey in an email, of their matrimony. 'Especially in the genre of indie-rock/pop. However, there's a lot of education that needs to be done. In a small way we are challenged by helping friends and colleagues unlearn sexist and homophobic behaviour they don't even know they have.'"

(read it).

Frequently Asked Questions (based on your searches):

Where do they live?

1980-2000: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2000: Both moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

2003: Sara moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


Where can I find Sara's hobbit shoes?

People sure do love those elf shoes. Apparently, they are Blowfish Hobbit Shoes.


Where can I find Tegan's butterfly t-shirt?

Threadless.com. It is called Flowers in the Attic.


Where else can I hear them?

Tegan on Against Me's Born on the FM Waves.
Tegan on Rachael Cantu's Saturday.
Tegan on Vivek Shraya's The Alphabet.
Tegan on Melissa Ferrick's Never Give Up.
Tegan on Kinnie Star's La Le La La.
Tegan on David Usher's Hey Kids.
Sara on Vivek Shraya's Your Name.
Sara on The Reason's We're So Beyond This.


Who is Sara dating?

Emy Storey was Sara's common law partner. Sara and Emy met each other in February 2003 in Montreal, Canada. Emy is the Art Director for Tegan and Sara. She's rather popular with the fan base and has a number of threads dedicated to her and even a Facebook group. Sara and Emy announced their separation in the fall of 2007.

An article on Emy's work is located here.


Who is Tegan dating?

Someone (helpful, I know).

Tegan is supposedly a "happy bachelor" after ending a five year relationship and, later, an "obsessive long distance emotional" love affair.


Who was Tegan dating?

A woman named Jenn. She toured with the band as a "merch girl." Although the couple had broken up previously, the relationship officially ended around the end of the So Jealous tour.


Who sings ...

The Con (2007):

I Was Married - Sara.
Relief Next To Me - Sara.
The Con - Tegan.
Knife Going In - Sara.
Are You Ten Years Ago - Tegan.
Back in Your Head - Sara.
Hop a Plane - Tegan.
Soil, Soil - Tegan.
Burn your Life Down - Sara.
Nineteen - Tegan.
Floorplan - Sara.
Like O, Like H - Sara.
Dark Come Soon - Tegan.
Call it Off - Tegan.

So Jealous (2004):

You Wouldn't Like Me - Tegan.
Take Me Anywhere -Tegan.
I Bet it Stung - Sara.
I Know I Know I Know - Tegan.
Where Does the Good Go - Tegan.
Downtown - Sara.
I Won't Be Left - Tegan.
Walking With a Ghost - Sara.
So Jealous -Sara.
Speak Slow - Tegan.
Wake Up Exhausted -Tegan.
We Didn't Do It - Sara.
Fix You Up - Tegan.
I Can't Take It - Sara.

Looking for something older?


What happened to Rob?

Rob stopped touring with Tegan and Sara in 2005 (after Rob and Sara had a baby, ha). In February 2006, he reappeared in Australia when Johnny got the chicken pox. He has since toured with Ben Lee.


What's the name of Ted's other band?

Lion Thief.


What the hell is ptsosis?

Tegan's eye problem. Dr. Tegan addressed the problem on The Con DVD.


Therapy as a topic:

"They went to therapy together in their teens, but it didn’t work, says Tegan. 'It was terrible. My mother pulled us out because she heard us screaming at the therapist.'" (read full article).

Watch Sara talk about recent therapy (at 1:08).


Are they vegans?

No.

Watch them make this meal on CityTV. Nothing vegan about sour cream and cream cheese.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where do they live?

1980-2000: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

2000: Both moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

2003: Sara moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Where can I find Sara's hobbit shoes?

People sure do love those elf shoes. Apparently, they are Blowfish Hobbit Shoes.

Where can I find Tegan's butterfly t-shirt?

Threadless.com. It is called Flowers in the Attic.

Where else can I hear them?

Tegan on Against Me's Born on the FM Waves.
Tegan on Rachael Cantu's Saturday.
Tegan on Vivek Shraya's The Alphabet.
Tegan on Melissa Ferrick's Never Give Up.
Tegan on Kinnie Star's La Le La La.
Tegan on David Usher's Hey Kids.
Sara on Vivek Shraya's Your Name.
Sara on The Reason's We're So Beyond This.
Sara on Sweetness Follows.

Who is Sara dating?

Emy Storey is Sara's common law partner. Sara and Emy met each other in February 2003 in Montreal, Canada. Emy is the Art Director for Tegan and Sara. She's rather popular with the fan base and has a number of threads and websites dedicated to her [1, 2, 3].

Who is Tegan dating?

Tegan is supposedly a "happy bachelor" after ending a five year relationship and, later, an "obsessive long distance emotional" love affair.

Who was Tegan dating?

A woman named Jenn. She toured with the band as a "merch girl." Although the couple had broken up previously, the relationship officially ended around the end of the So Jealous tour.

Who sings ...

The Con (2007):

I Was Married - Sara.
Relief Next To Me - Sara.
The Con - Tegan.
Knife Going In - Sara.
Are You Ten Years Ago - Tegan.
Back in Your Head - Sara.
Hop a Plane - Tegan.
Soil, Soil - Tegan.
Burn your Life Down - Sara.
Nineteen - Tegan.
Floorplan - Sara.
Like O, Like H - Sara.
Dark Come Soon - Tegan.
Call it Off - Tegan.

So Jealous (2004):

You Wouldn't Like Me - Tegan.
Take Me Anywhere -Tegan.
I Bet it Stung - Sara.
I Know I Know I Know - Tegan.
Where Does the Good Go - Tegan.
Downtown - Sara.
I Won't Be Left - Tegan.
Walking With a Ghost - Sara.
So Jealous -Sara.
Speak Slow - Tegan.
Wake Up Exhausted -Tegan.
We Didn't Do It - Sara.
Fix You Up - Tegan.
I Can't Take It - Sara.

Looking for something older?

What happened to Rob?

Rob stopped touring with Tegan and Sara in 2005 (after Rob and Sara had a baby, ha). In February 2006, he reappeared in Australia when Johnny got the chicken pox. He has since toured with Ben Lee.

What's the name of Ted's other band?

Lion Thief.

What the hell is ptsosis?

Tegan's eye problem. Dr. Tegan addressed the problem on The Con DVD.

In 2006, Tegan and Sara Blogspot conducted an interview with Emy:

"How did you first become involved with Tegan and Sara? Had you known them before you worked on the website?

i met sara in montreal in february 2003, met tegan shortly after and i did the tegan and sara site and so jealous art in summer 2004." (read full interview at The Tegan and Sara Blogspot).

A crazy amount of people find this site looking for information about Emy Storey.

Here's an oldie (2005) with Tegan talking about Emy's popularity.

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