I'm Not That Interested In

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

Most Of My Records Are Never Going To Be Commercial Successes, And I Don't Expect That. It's Just All A Learning Process To Me. If Something Appears As A Failure, Fine. If There's Success, Fine. I Like The Record, And My Friends Like The Record, And That's Kind Of All I Can Really Care About.

I've Always Been Like, "look, You're Going To Die And It's Not Going To Matter After You Die That You Got Out Onstage And Bombed."

In 1985, I Was Living With My Sister In Virginia, And Since I Was Still In High School, I Worked At Mcdonald's To Save Money To Get An Abortion. It Sounds Really Terrible, But It Was The Best Decision I Ever Made. It Was The First Time I Took Responsibility For My Actions. I Messed Up, Had Sex Without Contraception, And Got Pregnant At 15.

I Always Tell Girls Who Say They Want To Start A Band But Don't Have Any Talent, Well, Neither Do I. I Mean, I Can Carry A Tune, But Anyone Who Picks Up A Bass Can Figure It Out. You Don't Have To Have Magic Unicorn Powers. You Work At It, And You Get Better. It's Like Anything- You Sit There And Do It Every Day, And Eventually You Get Good At It.