I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that?

I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that?

I just think that playing bass, like punk rock bass with a pick, wasn't meant to be done for 25 years.

L.A. prides itself on newness or being the last frontier or just not liking old things and tearing them down to build new things.

I always felt like an outsider to the music world in a certain way. There was so much less of an art culture in L.A. - and particularly in the South Bay.

You can't be a strong or cool woman and be represented except in a harsh way, looking mean and cold and hard. It's like reverse sexism.

You know, we have our own audience, and it's not like - they just know we're not going to do certain things.