How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective.

I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had.

That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.

But I never want to get to the point where I write a safe song or one that represents my sense of a subject in order to appear civilized.

Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.

To me, a feminist belong in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.

I like to write about things that are extreme in some form. I like to write about something I feel I have to write about.