Every Band I've Been In, It's Just

The Idea That Musicians/artists Have A Responsibility To Be Community Leaders Or "role Models" Is Problematic To Me Because I Really Believe That Some Of The Most Exciting Art Is Not Community-minded At Least In Any Obvious Or Direct Way, Which Is Not To Say That It Is Not Ethical Or Consciousness-changing.

I've Always Thought That "punk" Wasn't Really A Genre. My Band Started In Olympia Where K Records Was And K Records Put Out Music That Didn't Sound Super Loud And Aggressive. And Yet They Were Punk Because They Were Creating Culture In Their Own Community Instead Of Taking Their Cue From Mtv About What Was Real Music And What Was Cool. It Wasn't About A Certain Fashion. It Was About Your Ideology, It Was About Creating A Community And Doing It On Your Own And Not Having To Rely On, Kinda, "the Man" To Brand You And Say That You Were Okay.

I Think That's Such An Important Message, Especially For Younger Women, To Know, 'i Don't Have To Come Out Of The Womb Painting Like Frida Kahlo. My Very First Thing That I Make Isn't Going To Be An Around-the-world Sensation.' You Have To Paint A Hundred Really Ugly, Barfy, Diarrhea Paintings Before You Come Up With That One Where You Start To Really Get Into Your Groove.

I Think Music Can Definitely Be Art; I Also Think Music Can Be Crap And Not Be Art.

I'm Just Working And Having A Good Time And Seeing What Develops, Which Is So Awesome, Because You Don't Know What's Going To Happen, And I'm Letting Myself Do That A Lot More Than I Ever Have.