I think, probably, being a young artist, there were a lot of things I thought I knew and I wanted to do, and I was like, 'Oh! That's what I want to do.' And then it took me in a different direction with 'I Think We're Alone Now,' and then all of a sudden, I was a pop star.

Tiffany Darwish

Art Alone Young

If it's going to make you happy, go for it - life is short.

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Life You T

I'm a real girl. I get it. I gain weight, I lose weight. My styles change.

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Change Weight Weigh

It was not appropriate for me to wear anything like a bustier or to be sexy. It was big hair and hoop earrings and jean jackets.

Tiffany Darwish

Wear Us Tie

I think of God as, well, sort of a friend or something I need. Like the way I need my fans.

Tiffany Darwish

God Well Way

People do think I was a one-hit wonder, that I'm maybe not the kind of singer that I can really be - that impression is there. I have to work really hard to break down those walls.

Tiffany Darwish

Work Wonder Won

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.

Tiffany Darwish

Art Will Ways

My image is jeans. An oversize sweat shirt. T-shirt. A pair of boots or sneakers. Very simple. And that's what I feel comfortable in.

Tiffany Darwish

Age Very T-Shirt

Like, it's fun for me to sing 'I Think We're Alone Now.' But when 'Could've Been' comes out as a single, that's a ballad and really shows my voice; then people will say, 'Hey, this girl really can sing.'

Tiffany Darwish

Alone Will Voice

Life is short. You've got to live your dreams.

Tiffany Darwish

Life Dreams Your Dreams

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

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You Yin T

It was kind of like, my worst crime was that I was a pop star.

Tiffany Darwish

Worst T Star

I toured all over the world, I have die-hard fans, and I had my dreams come true.

Tiffany Darwish

Dreams World True

My best friend was crazy about Culture Club. She had posters everywhere. She joined the fan club. She knew everything about them. No one else sounds like Boy George, and I have great memories of singing along in her bedroom.

Tiffany Darwish

Great Where Very

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.

Tiffany Darwish

Life Wonder Won

I'm all about showing people what I can really do in country music. Give me a mic and let me perform, and I'll prove it to you.

Tiffany Darwish

Music You Wing

It's nice to go out to a club and know you can still turn heads.

Tiffany Darwish

You Turn Till

I think, probably, being a young artist, there were a lot of things I thought I knew and I wanted to do, and I was like, 'Oh! That's what I want to do.' And then it took me in a different direction with 'I Think We're Alone Now,' and then all of a sudden, I was a pop star.

Tiffany Darwish

Art Alone Young

What I'm hoping is that people in my age group will grow up with me and keep listening.

Tiffany Darwish

Age Wit Will

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

Tiffany Darwish

Time Great Alone

I'm not happy being old-school Tiffany.

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T School Old

I write a lyric, but when I reread it, I think it's awful and either hide it or crumple it up.

Tiffany Darwish

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.

Tiffany Darwish

I have a stepfather who isn't around just because he wants to be with my mother and sisters. There's more to it. He's around for the money. He's proven that in a lot of ways. And my mom loves him. And that's not wrong. But when it interferes with my career and my business and becomes a threat to me, there's a problem.

Tiffany Darwish

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.

Tiffany Darwish

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

Tiffany Darwish

I think, with everything in my career, I don't really want to put boundaries on myself.

Tiffany Darwish

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.

Tiffany Darwish

With 'A Million Miles,' I still was proving myself as a writer and as a vocalist. It gave me the platform to tour again.

Tiffany Darwish

Family is family, but sometimes they do hurt you. They don't mean to, but they can, and sometimes you have to fend for yourself.

Tiffany Darwish

My family didn't come from fame. No one was musical in my family except for me.

Tiffany Darwish

My mum really depended on me. I'm the eldest of three girls, and she had emotional issues.

Tiffany Darwish

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.

Tiffany Darwish

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.

Tiffany Darwish

Some young stars go a little too far too soon.

Tiffany Darwish

I'm a big Miley Cyrus fan. I think she's really awesome.

Tiffany Darwish

I've always loved country music.

Tiffany Darwish

At 9 years old, I did a lot of benefit concerts for my community.

Tiffany Darwish

I came to Nashville in the early '90s, and I thought, 'OK, enough is enough. I write songs; I just don't have the backbone to show it to anybody. I want to go to Nashville and learn how to properly write a song.'

Tiffany Darwish

The writing process really became natural when it was real and from my heart, and I was exposed.

Tiffany Darwish

Careers will come and go. Talent is always there.

Tiffany Darwish

I've been married most of my life.

Tiffany Darwish

I live on eight acres out in the country in Nashville, and it gets creepy and foggy. It's the best atmosphere to write songs.

Tiffany Darwish

I wanted to be the country version of Stevie Nicks, but before you knew it, I was heading in a pop direction, touring the world, having No. 1 singles, and loving every minute of it.

Tiffany Darwish

I've got to overcome that tendency to hide what I write or throw it away.

Tiffany Darwish

Hopefully, I've established a career, but you can be a big sensation one day, and the next day everyone's going, 'Who? ... Who?'

Tiffany Darwish

I'm thankful for what I've got, but I'm cramming all my money into a trust fund because I don't ever want to look around and wonder where all my money went.

Tiffany Darwish

There were just a lot of things that happened between my mother and I, and I thought it would be easier if I lived with my grandmother.

Tiffany Darwish

Music should be fun. If it's not fun, then you're going to get burned out; you're not going to give the best show.

Tiffany Darwish

To just be able to sing and show off the chops is kind of why I got into the music industry.

Tiffany Darwish

I am an old soul: I do know so much about music history.

Tiffany Darwish