Sexism And Racism And Homophobia And Classism

One Of The Reasons I Went Back To Music Even Though I Was Extremely Ill Was Because I Started To Forget Who I Was Aside From Being Sick. And When I'm Performing, Or Even Lecturing, It's Like I'm Myself Again, And That Was A Really Amazing Discovery - That, All Of A Sudden, I Have A Get-out-of-jail-free Card.

I Can't Constantly Be Trying To Write The Unwritten Song, The Song That The 15-year-old Girl Needs. I Need To Write The Song That I Need.

I Hate The Attitude Of, 'oh We Already Have A Lydia Lunch, So We Do We Need A Bikini Kill.' Well, There's Like 2 Hundered Million All-male Bands Writting 'baby Baby I Love You, Let Me Drag You Around On My Ankle.' Is That Enough Already? Duh!

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.

When You're A Musician And You Go Out Onstage, And You're Someone Who Loves Attention, You Are Going To Become A Role Model To Some Extent.