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“Music really does make you feel better.”
“The limitations and parameters of a band is something I've always enjoyed: so many creative people coming together and raising the music to places we'd never get on our own.”
“You shouldn't feel judged when you are dancing or singing at the top of your lungs or existing in a maximum-expression way.”
“Being on a major label is like living at your friend's parent's mansion: It's a lot nicer than any apartment we could afford, and the fridge is always full of food.”
“Think about what makes a band burn out. They get too successful too fast. And then they take it for granted. And they get entitled. And they get picky. We don't ever allow ourselves that possibility.”
“I hear it all the time: 'What happened to the Grace Potter who didn't used to wear makeup?'”
“Music needs to move forward.”
“Ever since I was a little girl, I loved dressing up.”
“I admire pop stars, and there's parts of that world I'm glad I don't have to go through. It takes a lot of work to do the things they do.”
“I grew up spending summer Saturdays at the local farmers' market, where my mom was a vendor. It fueled my passion for regional foods.”
“My mom was a piano teacher. It turned into something of a competition between me and her students... I liked the idea that I needed to be better than everybody else.”
“When I was a kid, I listened to the Doors and the Eagles and bands like the Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, and Blondie.”
“Tearing down an old house and building a new one is the most wasteful thing we do as humans.”
“I'm really into poetry.”
“I think I knew when I was about 2 and a half that I wanted to be a singer.”
“We are definitely a team, from each band member to our management/booking agent. I like to be as involved as possible with business decisions, but at a certain point, it's important to me to step aside and let the professionals do their thing.”
“I was a bit of a film nerd as a kid.”
“For all the flack that we get for becoming successful, you get people who really respect how firmly planted our feet have been in Vermont.”
“I always loved the piano because it's just a bunch of buttons. I like to push buttons.”
“What I'm wearing changes everything about how the show goes. If I'm wearing blue jeans and flannel, it's going to be a country show, and I'm going to get my twang on. But if I'm wearing a flapper dress, fringe or sequins, I'm rocking out, Tina Turner style.”