Grace Potter

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

As a kid, I was not a tomboy; I was a total girl wearing tutus and red shoes. ”

I'm legally blind in one eye, and one eye is a totally different size than the other, and I have, like, a weird crossed-eye thing. ”

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 think that being precious and rock and roll should never go together. ”

When I'm onstage, I have to have primer. Actually, the more primer, the less makeup I have to put on. ”

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

I'm quite a nurturing person, and I'm more a mom than a crazy, partying rock star. ”

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. ”

I see musicians like Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris as more than just musical icons: they are planets, with a gravitational pull - from how they flip their hair just-so when they bow, right down to their hearty backstage banter. It takes decades to learn the innuendos of being gracious and genuine all at once. ”