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" As a kid, I was not a tomboy; I was a total girl wearing tutus and red shoes. "

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" When people see a talented girl, it calls to mind the very rare breed of women who have managed to succeed. If I were a dude with the exact same voice, band and songs, I doubt they'd compare me to Sheryl Crow. But hey, I'm not complaining. Big fish, small pond. "

" I was a general contractor when I was paying for my first record. "

" I really love what Chuck Berry did with Christmas music, and also the Rat Pack Christmas stuff, which I listened to all through my childhood. "

" I usually start with a lyric or a melody and then build a song around that. "

" I love a great pair of shoes, and as long as I feel like I can walk in them, I can dance in them. "

" I'm very much a word-centric writer, and that comes from the literature and the reading that I did as kid and also the films and mythology and stories. "

" Follow your path unapologetically. Be compassionate. "

" Music really does make you feel better. "

" There's something to be said for being sleepy-eyed. I love sleepy eyes - that sort of vulnerability of being slightly discombobulated because you don't know where you are. But I like that vulnerability. It's sexy to me. "

" 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. "

" It's easy for me to write songs but hard for me to write an album; that's been my experience. "

" I know what it takes to gain a fan. "

" I love 'New Girl.' I think it's so fun. "

" I'm from Vermont, where to be stylish and cool is to have a dirty pair of hiking boots and know how to change a tire, hang drywall, and bale hay. Those people are my home, and every time I come home, it reminds me that there's something to be said for being in the spotlight, but it can never be a whole part of me. "

" I've seen Coldplay live a couple of times, and you feel like you just got rained over with glorious, glowing love. That's a good feeling to leave people with. "

" 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. "

" I was like a closet makeup fiend as a little girl because I knew that I would be guffawed at in school if I wore too much makeup. "

" I always loved the piano because it's just a bunch of buttons. I like to push buttons. "

" There's definitely no subtlety in what I do. When you want to get your face melted, you come to a Grace Potter and the Nocturnals concert. "

" Spirituality is complicated. I do not belong to any particular religious group, but I have profound respect for people who devote their lives to faith. "

" The longevity of a band is really contingent on loving the people that you're making music with and being able to get along in the long run. It's just like being married, except you're married to more than one person! "

" 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. "

" Honestly, I don't think I ever really was a sweet country girl. I think that was a misconception about me. I was always bad. "

" There are daily stresses on the road, but when everyone gets fed, everyone gets happy. Simple. "

" Mick Jagger knows how to run a show. It's all about pacing. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon. His output is amazing, but his movements are subtle. As I get older, I'll have to adhere to these rules. "

" I've been singing since I could talk. I started playing the piano when I was about 5 or 6. I picked up the guitar on my 20th birthday. "

" I hate long pants. "

" I was always sort of mystified and excited about the world of country music. Something about it struck me as enchanted. "

" I was kind of a troublemaker, believe it or not. "