My Parents Taught Me I Could Be

Rock And Roll By Its Nature Is Sexual. So Girls Playing Rock And Roll Is Saying To The World, "we Own Our Sexuality." I Think That Pop Music Is Sort Of About "you Can Do What You Want To Me" Kind Of Energy, While Rock And Roll Is "i'm Going To Do What I Want To You" Kind Of Energy.

I Consider That Success For Anything, Whether It's Being A Musician Or A Writer. As Long As You Can Support Yourself, You're Successful. People Need To Change Their Idea Of What Success Is.

It's Easier To Sit There And Say You Don't Like Feminists Because They Don't Have A Sense Of Humor.

That Was Exactly Why People Didn't Want To Give Us Any Kind Of Life, Because We Were Threatening Their Status Quo, And They Just Didn't Want To Have Room For Girls Playing Rock 'n' Roll. It Bothered Them. First, People Just Tried To Get Around It By Saying, "oh, Wow, Isn't That Cute? Girls Playing Rock 'n' Roll!," And When We Said, "yeah, Right, This Isn't A Phase; It's What We Want To Do With Our Lives," It Became, "oh! You Must Be A Bunch Of Sluts. You Dykes, You Whores." That's What It Became. Then It Became A Name-calling Contest.

Well Before I Was In A Band, I Wanted To Be Everything From A Vet, An Astronaut, An Archeologist Was A Big One. It Could Be Very Wide-ranging Because I Had A Lot Of Different Interests Including Music So I'm Very Happy Where I Wound Up.