Tiffany Darwish

“I write a lyric, but when I reread it, I think it's awful and either hide it or crumple it up.”

“'I Think We're Alone Now' is one of the all-time great songs.”

“Hopefully, I've established a career, but you can be a big sensation one day, and the next day everyone's going, 'Who? ... Who?'”

“Over the years, I grew up as a person and made mistakes and had a great time and had a baby, kind of grew as a person and as an artist.”

“I think the biggest thing, for me, was just to be recognized as a songwriter.”

“I wanted to be known as a better musician more than anything.”

“I think, with everything in my career, I don't really want to put boundaries on myself.”

“I love everything by Led Zeppelin.”

“The first album, I'd had some input, but I was 14 years old then, and I really didn't know what I was talking about.”

“With 'A Million Miles,' I still was proving myself as a writer and as a vocalist. It gave me the platform to tour again.”

“I live on eight acres out in the country in Nashville, and it gets creepy and foggy. It's the best atmosphere to write songs.”

“'I Think We're Alone Now' just makes people feel good. It became a teen anthem twice. How cool is that?”

“At the end of the day, if you're still kickin', and you're still doin' what you love, and you still have a dream, that's all you need.”

“There were just a lot of things that happened between my mother and I, and I thought it would be easier if I lived with my grandmother.”

“No, I wasn't really suing my mother. I was just trying to get in control of my finances and my life. My stepfather has only wanted me around for my money, and he threatened to leave my mother if he didn't get the money anymore.”

“My parents were divorced when I was 2, so I don't remember much about them being together.”

“I've always wanted to be a singer, since as far back as I can remember.”

“The reality of a long-term career is that there are ups and downs.”

“It was not appropriate for me to wear anything like a bustier or to be sexy. It was big hair and hoop earrings and jean jackets.”

“At 9 years old, I did a lot of benefit concerts for my community.”