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" 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. "

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" You shouldn't feel judged when you are dancing or singing at the top of your lungs or existing in a maximum-expression way. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I hear it all the time: 'What happened to the Grace Potter who didn't used to wear makeup?' "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I love Kind bars - I seriously always have them in my purse because they're so yummy. "

" With my childhood and growing up in a very free place where my parents were artists and always encouraging me to explore, you wouldn't think I was locked up in my own mind, but I was. "

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" I love making savory stratas for Christmas morning. I get excited about it. It's a polenta strata with homemade bread, with a billion eggs and Parmesan cheese. I'll drizzle truffle oil over the whole thing, which will just destroy people. It's amazing. "

" I was a bit of a film nerd as a kid. "

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" I don't have any kids of my own, but I love my band, and I love the people I'm around and taking care of them. "

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" I dance all the time. I'm almost constantly moving. "