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Interviews Michelle Branch By Carmen Van Kerckhove July 2003 How have you developed personally since your last album? I have just grown up so much since the last album. I've had so many personal growth experiences. In what ways do you think this is reflected on your new album, "Hotel Paper?" Most of my own experiences are on this album and more personal feelings. You've been very successful at avoiding being put in the "teen" category along with other artists close to your age like Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson, Avril Lavigne, etc. Instead, when people think about you, they think of a young singer-songwriter. How do you think you were able to accomplish this? I pride myself as a songwriter. I try to make songs that I can really feel and live with in the future. According to interviews I've read, your father is Irish and your mother is of Dutch-Indonesian and French descent. Did you struggle at all with your multiracial identity when you were growing up? Not really. My folks gave me a firm strength of who I was. I was not alone. Have you ever had any fans express to you that they can relate to your music particularly because you're mixed like them? No, not really. I am proud of my Asian brothers and sisters. They have been very supportive. Thanks! Do you get a lot of questions about your ethnic background? If so, how do you feel about that? I do, and I'm proud of it. I just them know so they can identify. Finally, which female artists in the music industry do you admire for the way they have managed their careers? Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks About the
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