|
|
Article: Michelle Branch: Suddenly, This Singer is Everywhere. (Music Spotlight).(Brief Article)(Interview)
- Article from:
- Interview
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
One day, when she was 15 years old, Michelle Branch was jamming in the garage of her home in Sedona, Arizona, when the phone rang. It was a family friend, who discovered that a potential customer she was pitching a condo time-share to managed musicians. "Get over here now!" the friend hissed to the aspiring young singer. Since her parents weren't home, Branch "borrowed" a golf cart from the neighbors and raced across the city of Sedona at five miles an hour to put her demo in the hands of the man who would soon become her manager.
Fast-forward three years. Branch, now ...