I wrote so much about fandom and participation for NPR that I eventually realized my most fertile way of participating in music is to actually play it, at least in a way that made the most sense to me.

The fact that people go to Portland to visit a tiny feminist bookstore-no matter what the impetus is for them getting there-the fact that they go in there and look around and shop for books or stationery or whatever, is a major source of pride for me.

People are wearing fleece, which is a hard fabric to be angry in.

I've always loved writing. Doing that at the same time as playing music can be tiring.

I'm kind of a hermit. it's almost easier for me to write about connection than to actually connect.

I don't think you need to sound like from where you're from. But I think there is something magical and powerful about encompassing something fully and singularly.

I'm always trying to encourage people not to limit themselves in the same way that many of our parents stayed with one job forever.