People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular.

Don't judge yourself by someone else's standards. You will always lose

To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence.

If there was a simple ethic for the band, it was that we want to be able to do whatever we want to do.

I have a hard time thinking of men trying to sing my songs, because I think my perspective is definitely feminine.

Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the Light of Love.

I've thought many times, 'I can't write this,' but on my own little planet I found the courage to write it because it was true. I put aside fear of Father being angry with me. It's hard though; the world pales in comparison with the stature of a parent. In some small-consolation way, my parents feel I'm helping people by giving them something to identify with. They feel proud in a sort of reverse way. My mom's proud of the fact that lots of kids look up to me.