The counselor at our clinic would cry with the girls at the drop of a hat. She would find their weakness and work on it. The women were never given any alternatives. They were told how much trouble it is to have a baby.

For me, performance is about forgetting what I'm wearing. Just putting it on and knowing it's right.

But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do.

I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.

I'm a culture vulture, and I just want to experience it all.

I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands.

Music is wonderful. Especially if there's some kind of content to it.