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.

There's only so many small shows you can do. A lot of the smaller things are more side project things. Not everything is appropriate for Sonic Youth to do.

When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training.

And then, I was thinking of doing a record just like starting with voice, because I did this one song that was just kind of a cappella, and I did it for this art piece I did where people could come and play music to go with a voice.

For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless.

I try not to think too much about what the audience is thinking and what they think I should do.

No one talks about woman power. The Spice Girls - they're masquerading as little girls. It's repulsive.