Mars is really different, into art. Lydia Lunch is more energy. James Chance is more commercial in a different way, in funk and jazz. They were all doing original things, trying to create their own sound and music. I think they're all great.

Blood and death. That moves me.

Actually, there was another band where we were three girls, around '84 when I met John Zorn, called Sunset Chorus. It was just bass and drums and guitar- we didn't make any records but we played a lot of different clubs in New York.

I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.

I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.

With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over.

So now I don't have time to practice drums. It's been five years since I've touched the drums.