Since I loved underground music, I tried to carve a space for feminism within it. Those were my hopes.
Kathleen HannaThere's comedians who I consider extremely punk rock who I've seen do very political stand up in places where nobody wants to hear that. It's uncomfortable and scary and you realize it's the punkest performance you've ever witnessed.
Kathleen HannaPeople can be in a prison of their own mind. [There are] people who don't have their hearts open to other people's ideas, and can't listen to other people's ideas without feeling like they're being slapped in the face. Those people are more in a prison.
Kathleen HannaI won't stop talking. I am a girl you have no control over. There is not a gag big enough to handle this mouth.
Kathleen Hanna