Michelle Branch

“If you're a musician, you're a musician; you don't ever get that out of your bones.”

“I think people are always looking for a good pop song. That's how I feel.”

“I'm a hopeful romantic. I'm a hopeless romantic. I'm a realist.”

“I think it's always funny when you see a person who is a big celebrity, you think, 'I'd like to be that,' and then you are that, and you're like, 'Oh my God, it's not what I thought!'”

“I've always loved the idea of a female fronted band.”

“I think that's the great thing about music: It can be an escape.”

“You have to be a little bit of a masochist to be a musician.”

“I'm not a girl who is going to be defined by a man.”

“I feel like I'm a better person when I'm busy.”

“Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age.”

“I'm a believer that things happen for a reason.”

“I always wanted to be a musician, and I always knew that I would be.”

“The one thing I've always said is that I'm a huge fan of pop music.”

“I wanted to be a singer and a musician for as long as I can remember.”

“I think that love is a very powerful thing, and it's a very scary thing.”

“I'm just a normal person who has a really cool job.”

“I'm not perfect, but I'm trying.”

“I really love the process of making a record.”