Art Revolves Around Creating Something

If People Are Like, 'oh, You're An Icon,' Then Whatever. But Who Thinks Of Themselves Like That? It's Not Like I Have Posters Of Myself On The Wall.

My Vision Of Punk Rock Was These Dudes Who Were Spitting On The Audience And Moshing. That's Why I Kind Of Left That Scene. Then I See All These People Around My Same Age Or Between 17 And 25 That Were Making Music Themselves In Their Own Town. They Weren't Just Singing, But Creating. I See Them Putting Out This Music Where There Are Tons Of Women Involved In The Scene And Involved In The Bands.

My Political Views Have Definitely Changed Over The Years. Maybe A Better Way Of Saying It Is That I Have Grown Into My Convictions; The Values And Ideas Of Radical Feminism That I Started To Articulate In My Late Teens Feel More Internalized Or "second Nature."

What (some) Bands Do Is Go, 'it's Not Important That I'm A Girl, It's Just Important That I Want To Rock.' And That's Cool. But That's More Of An Assimilationist Thing. It's Like They Just Want To Be Allowed To Join The World As It Is; Whereas I'm More Into Revolution And Radicalism And Changing The Whole Structure. What I'm Into Is Making The World Different For Me To Live In.

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