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" So much of myself is consumed with earning my way, doing it myself, and never feeling like things are being handed to you. Growing up that way was humbling. "
Grace Potter
Growing Up
You
Doing
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" I know it's strange, but I've always had a better time with other people's wild ideas. Coming up with my own is a deeply emotional and challenging thing to do. "
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" I think I knew when I was about 2 and a half that I wanted to be a singer. "
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" Donna Summer was such a genius. "
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" You have to be a part of the conversation if you want to change the conversation. "
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" 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. "
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" Being a rock and roll band is about spending time on the details so that you can hone your own identity. "
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" Ever since I was a little girl, I loved dressing up. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I think that being precious and rock and roll should never go together. "
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" I hate long pants. "
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" There's nothing less sexy than a girl falling over on stage. I have fallen once, but it had nothing to do with my shoes. I'm legally blind, so I fell over a monitor because the stage was black, and I had no depth perception. Mortifying. "
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" Set lists are like movies. They need a great beginning, a dynamic shift in the middle, and bang at the end. "
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" In a lot of ways, the Nocturnals are a safety net and a beautiful, beautiful blanket. All the life and music we've woven makes it so much more than a name on a marquee. But I realized the Nocturnals aren't me but a part of me... so it's natural to want to grow. "
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" I was a bit of a film nerd as a kid. "
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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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" The rainy season in Vermont is not long, but it definitely gets gloomy. "
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" In my mind, an album shouldn't be self-titled unless it feels that way. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm really into poetry. "
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" Every single song I write has to feel like it has a beginning, middle, and end, like a movie or a short story. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I'm quite a nurturing person, and I'm more a mom than a crazy, partying rock star. "
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" I love Kind bars - I seriously always have them in my purse because they're so yummy. "
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" When I'm onstage, I have to have primer. Actually, the more primer, the less makeup I have to put on. "
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" 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. "
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