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

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" 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! "

" I grew up spending summer Saturdays at the local farmers' market, where my mom was a vendor. It fueled my passion for regional foods. "

" As long as you have balance, you can experience all of the things going on in the world and reach out and meet people and try new things, and you shouldn't be judged for it. "

" 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. "

" Music really does make you feel better. "

" I worked extremely hard at my craft and at being a good songwriter, being a good guitar player, being a good organist, because I didn't think people would take me seriously. "

" My dad turned me onto Led Zeppelin, the Stones, and the Who, but Madonna and pop music came from my mom. "

" Being a rock and roll band is about spending time on the details so that you can hone your own identity. "

" Follow your path unapologetically. Be compassionate. "

" 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. "

" 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've gotta long list of things to do, bucket list things - play 'Saturday Night Live,' make a movie. I want a lot of things, but one of my deepest wishes would be to headline - and sell out - Red Rocks. "

" Tearing down an old house and building a new one is the most wasteful thing we do as humans. "

" I've gone from wearing jeans and cowboy boots to wearing miniskirts and gold tassels and high heels. I'm sure I'm not going to dress that way forever. It's going to change again and again. "

" Donna Summer was such a genius. "

" Music needs to move forward. "

" You have to be a part of the conversation if you want to change the conversation. "

" 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. "

" When you give your life over to your touring schedule, it's so grueling, you have to have moments where you have your own comfort places. "

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

" 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. "

" What I was drawn to the most about the Flying V was the weight distribution with the way I move on stage. The V just swings perfectly. It's a great way to stay balanced, because I like to dance, and I'm a bit of a flail-er. The guitar centers me, and for me, it's a really good balance. "

" 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. "

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

" 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'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. "

" When I grew up and went to school, all the cool kids were in Carhartts and Mudd boots, and they were listening to the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers and driving Volkswagens. "

" Living on the road can make you feel quite displaced. Cooking a meal on the tour bus for everyone makes it home. "

" 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. "