It takes your mind off things when there's a cat in your lip and he's purring while you're petting him.

My mom wasn't, like, she was reading all these historical romance novels the majority of the time. She read a feminist book and then my dad would sit down and explain it to her like she was an idiot.

So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it?

Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in.

Gay marriage! That's a huge change and a huge win-win for feminism.

Every band I've been in, it's just become my total life. I feel like a child star - I've missed out on so much.

Not to rag on myself, but when people say, 'What does it feel like to be an icon?' I'm like, 'My dog does not think I'm an icon, my cat does not think I am an icon, my cousin does not think I am an icon.' I have a really lovely group of friends, and I just don't think about it.