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I Don't Like Records That Are The Same From Beginning To End, That Are Too Styled And Slick. Everything Is So Designed And Airbrushed And Botoxed, It Makes Us Think, 'oh, Everybody's Perfect Except Me. Everything's Smooth Except Me.' But Nothing Is Smooth.

When I Was 18, Science, Physics, And Math Were My Favorite. I Was A Bit Of A Nerd - The Only Girl With A Lot Of Boys At Chess Championships.

[as A Kid] I Felt It Was Really Weird That Music Schools Behaved Like A Conveyor Belt To Make Performers For Those Symphony Orchestras. If You Were Really Good And Practiced Your Violin For A Few Hours A Day For Ten Years You Might Be Invited To This Vip Elite Club. For Me Music Was Not About That. It Is About Freedom And Expression And Individuality And Impulsiveness And Spontaneity. It Wasn't So Apollonian; It Was More Dionysian.

There Are Certain Emotions In Your Body That Not Even Your Best Friend Can Sympathize With, But You Will Find The Right Film Or The Right Book, And It Will Understand You.

Declare Independence, Don't Let Them Do That To You!