I think you can't have this discussion and you can't have a discussion about feminism and the consciousness of the world without having a discussion about what has happened to men lately. They're holding the other side of the bag.

When you connect with people, they want to help you.

If you come across an American artist right now who has no political opinions or is afraid of talking politics, be very concerned.

Art is food for the soul, and an artistic climate is a healthy climate because it breeds empathy.

I suppose I'm happy to sell my time and energy, but I'm not happy to sell my initial creative time.

There's something advantageous about being a woman in rock versus, say, a woman in chemistry or construction. There's definitely a built-in sexism across the board, but I think you're afforded a degree of freedom in rock because, historically, the rules have been flexible.

If your writing is good, if it resonates, if it connects the dots for anybody out there, the lovers will come, the haters will come, support will come — sometimes in the form of money, sometimes in the form of something less expected — and it balances.