When I sing, I have a sense of peace, I feel like my brain turns off, and I become the core person of who I am - the essence of me. I feel connected to whatever is out there. It's almost like I leave my body and get to watch.

Branch sold her Calabasas home and moved to Nashville. Branch mainly uses a Gibson Hummingbird after retiring her blue Taylor 614ce.

In 2005 Michelle Branch formed the country music duo The Wreckers with friend and fellow musician Jessica Harp and produced the Grammy-nominated single "Leave the Pieces". During the early 2000s Michelle Branch released two top-selling albums The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper and was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003. Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2 1983) is an American singer-songwriter guitarist and actress.