I kind of rely on my artist friends to make my physical music worth buying by having them all come together and create beautiful artwork that everyone is gonna want to own to support my record.

Our nature is to desperately want to believe and to take what we believe is the quickest path there even against our better judgment.

Take on the pain and wear it as a shirt.

You know, there are so many snarky angry critics out there who are just sort of looking to tear down whoever is getting talked about.

I've always felt like an outsider across the board, since day one. The challenge has been to simply not pay attention to my outsider or insider status and just do the work and play the shows and connect with the people. And not even bother to play this game of keeping score, which is what destroys you.

It would nice to live in a world where art can just be art!

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.