I Would Much Rather Be

You Learn That The Only Way To Get Rock-star Power As A Girl Is To Be A Groupie And Bare Your Breasts And Get Chosen For The Night. We Learn That The Only Way To Get Anywhere Is Through Men. And It's A Lie.

Taking Care Of Yourself Is The Most Important Thing.

Part Of Being In A Band, Being A Painter, Or Starting A Nonprofit Is That You're Going To Make Horrible Mistakes And Look Like A Total Idiot, But You're Never Going To Create That Thing That Really Connects With People If You Don't Fail Over And Over And Over Again.

I Think Open Adoption Is A Great Idea, Because It Allows A Relationship Between The Birth Mother And Her Child So That The Kid Isn't Like, "where Did I Come From?" And To Have It Be Like, "look, You Have A Bunch Of People Who Love You."

I Was Never Trying To Be The Voice For Anybody Else. I Was Just Trying To Sing About What I Was Going Through, And Was Singing About Those Things Specifically Because I Knew There Was An Audience Not Being Served.