Entertainment Weekly April 11th 2012
The actress, 41, stars on a new reality show, Shannen Says (Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on WEtv), about planning her walk down the aisle.
• U2
"THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE"
"U2 is my favorite band of all time — my iPod reads like a U2 playlist, basically. I listen to this every day, and have since it came out — it always puts me in a very creative mood."
• JOHNNY CASH
"A BOY NAMED SUE"
"Who couldn't love it? When I'm in my car driving to an appointment or work and I want to laugh, I turn on this song."
• DANIEL LANOIS
"LOTTA LOVE TO GIVE"
"It's meaningful to me because it's one of my songs with my husband [celebrity photographer Kurt Iswarienko]. We sort of discovered him together and fell in love with his music together, that song especially."
• BOB DYLAN
"LAY LADY LAY"
"I've been listening to it forever, but now I imagine that great scene with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in Mr. & Mrs. Smith."
• ADELE
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU"
"Who doesn't love her? Adele is so incredibly magical; she puts you in that inspirational, passionate mindset. You kind of sit there listening like, 'Wow, I gotta do something more!'"