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"There’s a whole different energy when I perform," she says of the new material. “[These songs] are full of things I went through. The first record had love songs on it and people asked whom they were about. I was 14 and 15 when I wrote them, so I would say it wasn't about anyone." Branch has since been raked over the coals of love, and she hopes the guy who inspired "Are You Happy Now?" knows the song is about him - actually, she suspects he does. Augmenting her acoustic songs with string sections conducted by David Campbell (Beck's dad), and a roots-rock duet with Sheryl Crow, the singer aimed to expand her sound without diluting it. She took a moment from summer tour preparations to tell us why she doesn't regret signing on to open for the Dixie Chicks, what Jimmy Carter way dying to tell her at last year's Nobel Prize concert, and how a recent slip of the lip during a show had moms and dads in her audience wondering if she'd gone all dirrty on them. VH1: What has been the most fun part of your rise to fame? Michelle Branch: The Santana song ["The Game of Love"] caught me off guard. It was something that I never thought would happen. Everything we did for promotion and playing with him was pretty incredible. Being out with my new band is more fun than I've ever had on tour. The energy is different, because this album is so personal and the first one wasn't. When I'm performing, there's a lot of depth because I'm on stage living through the songs. VH1: Was there a moment when you remember thinking, "This is it, I've made it!" Branch: I was invited to play the Nobel Peace Prize Awards in Oslo, Norway. It was me solo, Santana, Willie Nelson, and Angelique Kidjo - all amazing artists who I look up to. I was in awe to be performing there. They were honoring Jimmy Carter and I was walking down the hall when one of the people who worked with me said, “Oh my god, Jimmy Carter is looking for you!” I went into his room and he was surrounded by all these CIA guys and we sat and talked for five minutes. He said his whole family wanted to come because I was playing and that his grandkids listen to my record all the time. VH1: Do you regret signing up to tour with the Dixie Chicks? Branch: Not for one moment. I was really disappointed [with the recent Chick bashing] because I think the most special thing about being an American is having a right to say how we feel. The people who disagree with Natalie [Maines] have a right to say how they feel, but it got out of hand. Music is one of the things that should take you away from everything that's going on. Everyone is complaining about what she said, but no one is returning concert tickets. I'm just going to show up and have fun. I'm happy to be on a bill with girls who aren't afraid to say how they feel about issues. VH1: What and where is the Hotel Paper? Branch: I wrote a song called that and the first line is, “I write mostly on hotel paper/ Knowing my thoughts will never leave this room.” In a nutshell, that's the last year or two of my life. When I'm on tour, I always take hotel stationary and write my songs on it. VH1: Is this your attempt at the classic road song? Branch: There are no tour bus references! That's the only line that talks about that. And, I did actually write “Hotel Paper” on hotel paper in a hotel in Kansas City. VH1: Was "Are You Happy Now?" inspired by a particular breakup? Does that person know it's about them? Branch: It was. I don't know if they know. It excites me to think that it's on the radio now and I'd like to see his face when he's on the road and driving along and swerves off. I'm sure he'd know it was about him.
"There’s a whole different energy when I perform," she says of the new material. “[These songs] are full of things I went through. The first record had love songs on it and people asked whom they were about. I was 14 and 15 when I wrote them, so I would say it wasn't about anyone." Branch has since been raked over the coals of love, and she hopes the guy who inspired "Are You Happy Now?" knows the song is about him - actually, she suspects he does. Augmenting her acoustic songs with string sections conducted by David Campbell (Beck's dad), and a roots-rock duet with Sheryl Crow, the singer aimed to expand her sound without diluting it. She took a moment from summer tour preparations to tell us why she doesn't regret signing on to open for the Dixie Chicks, what Jimmy Carter way dying to tell her at last year's Nobel Prize concert, and how a recent slip of the lip during a show had moms and dads in her audience wondering if she'd gone all dirrty on them. VH1: What has been the most fun part of your rise to fame? Michelle Branch: The Santana song ["The Game of Love"] caught me off guard. It was something that I never thought would happen. Everything we did for promotion and playing with him was pretty incredible. Being out with my new band is more fun than I've ever had on tour. The energy is different, because this album is so personal and the first one wasn't. When I'm performing, there's a lot of depth because I'm on stage living through the songs. VH1: Was there a moment when you remember thinking, "This is it, I've made it!" Branch: I was invited to play the Nobel Peace Prize Awards in Oslo, Norway. It was me solo, Santana, Willie Nelson, and Angelique Kidjo - all amazing artists who I look up to. I was in awe to be performing there. They were honoring Jimmy Carter and I was walking down the hall when one of the people who worked with me said, “Oh my god, Jimmy Carter is looking for you!” I went into his room and he was surrounded by all these CIA guys and we sat and talked for five minutes. He said his whole family wanted to come because I was playing and that his grandkids listen to my record all the time. VH1: Do you regret signing up to tour with the Dixie Chicks? Branch: Not for one moment. I was really disappointed [with the recent Chick bashing] because I think the most special thing about being an American is having a right to say how we feel. The people who disagree with Natalie [Maines] have a right to say how they feel, but it got out of hand. Music is one of the things that should take you away from everything that's going on. Everyone is complaining about what she said, but no one is returning concert tickets. I'm just going to show up and have fun. I'm happy to be on a bill with girls who aren't afraid to say how they feel about issues. VH1: What and where is the Hotel Paper? Branch: I wrote a song called that and the first line is, “I write mostly on hotel paper/ Knowing my thoughts will never leave this room.” In a nutshell, that's the last year or two of my life. When I'm on tour, I always take hotel stationary and write my songs on it. VH1: Is this your attempt at the classic road song? Branch: There are no tour bus references! That's the only line that talks about that. And, I did actually write “Hotel Paper” on hotel paper in a hotel in Kansas City. VH1: Was "Are You Happy Now?" inspired by a particular breakup? Does that person know it's about them? Branch: It was. I don't know if they know. It excites me to think that it's on the radio now and I'd like to see his face when he's on the road and driving along and swerves off. I'm sure he'd know it was about him.
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