I never said I wanted to be a singer for the rest of my life.

If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn't getting proper exercise.

I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It's incredible - Ethel Merman was a conventional singer. Her naming her child Ethel Merman, Jr., was, to me, one of the coolest feminist things.

Instagram is a Roman arena of insults. Everyone is a lion, but it is fun.

I find inspiration everywhere. I love challenges and my favorite thing is to find something ridiculous and be like "if it's all that I have available to me, I am gonna make it look the best that I can".

When you get a certain amount of media attention, I think people are like, "Where's your other album?"

Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters, and filmmakers can all meet like-minded souls. It's proved the perfect place for me and all my punk friends.