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.

Recently some work I made could be seen as feminist art or work that relates to the body. That's just what I'm feeling - like it needs to be done.

I was talking to somebody about the L.A. hardcore scene, and they were saying that it was hard for them to picture punk rock at the beach. Like, the aesthetic didn't mix or something - black forms in the sand.

Culturally we don't allow women to be as free as they would like, because that is frightening. We either shun those women or deem them crazy… But being that woman who pushes the boundaries means you also bring in less desirable aspects of yourself. At the end of the day, women are expected to hold up the world, not annihilate it.

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

At the end of the day, women are expected to hold up the world, not annihilate it.

It's hard to write about a love story with a broken heart.