The is a lot of anti-sexism coming from my point of view as a woman who deals with it every day. I think sexism is a form of discrimination. It is similar to other forms of discrimination. I think people should feel empowered to not take s**t from anyone.

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.

If life is a performance, and I am not an actor, am I supposed to lie down and die?

I don't think I'm romantic at all. I have a lot of faith in the right thing happening. I don't really hope for a lot of particulars, I just have faith that the right thing will happen most of the time.

I've always been in this sort of perpetual state of existential longing. I feel like something's missing.

Songwriting is like going to church. I'm connecting to something, and it's rewarding in really important ways. I don't need to share it with anyone to feel good about it.

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.