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" When we were recording 'This is Somewhere,' we were still super green, super from Vermont, super not knowing what to do. "

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" 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. "

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" 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'm not capable of wielding the guitar like Jimmy Page, one of my all-time favorite guitarists. My skill set is more based on the grinding, sort of human heartbeat - almost playing the guitar more like a drum. "

" It took a lot of years for me to get comfortable, strutting my stuff, dancing like a fool, having that sparkly dress on that says, 'Here I am.' "

" I hate long pants. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Any time you write a song, you kind of know what you want from it. You know what you're getting from it. "

" 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. "

" A lot of the themes that I write about are an affirmation of our existence on earth and making people feel like they are not alone, and making them feel like it is OK to be a little bit insane. That has always been sort of my credo in life. "

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

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

" Obvious is not my forte. I take a left turn right when everybody thinks I'm going to go straight. "

" 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 know what it takes to gain a fan. "

" 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 always think it's a little bit of a challenge when people sort of associate female artists as their own genre. "

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

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

" Ever since I was a little girl, I loved dressing up. "

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" Being on a major label is like living at your friend's parent's mansion: It's a lot nicer than any apartment we could afford, and the fridge is always full of food. "

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" Donna Summer was such a genius. "

" I was, like, a kooky kid, so people thought I was loud, but I really wasn't. I was kind of loud in outbursts. I was like a silent volcano. When I did have something to share, it was very over-the-top. But I've learned to balance that. "

" 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. "