Quotes from Tiffany Darwish

It was Stevie Nicks who made the biggest impression and really resonated with me. I found her intriguing and liked her voice. Her songs were kind of mysterious, and she was a woman in a rock band.

For the kid in me that had a rockier edge and wanted to be Stevie Nicks, it's been fulfilling that I've met Dave Navarro and Dave Grohl, these amazing artists that have given encouragement.

It was one of the things that used to be on my rider when I would do my shows. I would always ask for a Klondike bar.

I'm not a one-hit wonder who got lucky. This really is my life. I was born with this talent, and this is what I meant to be. I'm totally grateful.

I'm constantly trying to grow as a musician, so when I listen to different things, I'm like, 'That'd be cool to do something like that,' and I try to keep myself open-minded.

I want to play the Grand Ole Opry for sure. And I want to meet and play with people like Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill.

When you become a mega-icon overnight, there's no way to keep that intensity continually going.

When I got my record deal, my mum was still struggling a little bit, so the entertainment industry took advantage of that. My mum needed money, and so she signed a contract.

'I Think We're Alone Now' is one of the all-time great songs.

It's annoying when people go, 'I didn't know you could actually sing.'

I think before, in the '80s, it was more about fashion and music videos and a lot of radio: getting out there and the fans learning who you were and your music.

My parents were divorced when I was 2, so I don't remember much about them being together.

'Dust Off And Dance,' the album, was really all about me being in England.

For a lot of people, I will always be the mall girl, and that's OK. That was my start. But I can do so much more than that.