Branching out.

• Author: Coco, Paul
• Position: Q&A

Michelle Branch is a busy teen. Since releasing her multi-platinum debut, The Spirit Room, Branch has scored three hit singles, sung with Santana, and won the MTV Viewers Choice Award. She has a supporting role In the movie The Hot Chick, with Rob Schneider. UPFRONT asked the Arizona native about her work.

How old were you when you wrote the music for The Spirit Room?

Fourteen or 15.

What was the coolest thing about making The Hot Chick?

Seeing Rob Schneider in a pink thong was definitely the highlight.

Are you Interested in having a dual career In movies and music?

The other side of the camera actually interests me a bit more, but if an interesting role comes about or is offered to me, or...