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" I try to not assume things are sexism. I'm trying to be good natured about why things are happening. "

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" If I ever go back to college, I'd study art education. "

" It was a really long process, dropping out of college. I was there for a semester, then I would take a semester off and go on tour, then I would go back for a semester. "

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" Once you're in a position where you can choose to not be around toxic environments, just do that as much as you can. "

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" I don't actually have problems dealing with corporate situations. There are times I've railed against it, but there are other times when I'm like, 'I'll take your money, no problem.' "

" I feel like touring is a man's game. And I don't think that's sexist; I just think, on tour, you can't really take care of yourself the way you want to. "

" I don't really understand how to do bureaucratic things - school-system things. "

" I'm always the one sitting at the merch table and talking to everyone at the show - and I think it's because I have this deep fear that if I'm not approachable or I'm not there, people are going to think I'm a brat. "

" If I could have a record that represents every stage of my life, I'd be putting out one a month. Everything is always changing, and so is the way that I feel about stuff. "

" I played my first show when I was 17, and that was a big moment. I realized it was something I could keep doing. "

" Sometimes I'm really mean to someone who just hugged me. I never thought that I would be like that. "

" I don't even know how people managed without the Internet years ago. Having to mail a cassette tape of your music to strangers over the course of months... I just can't imagine having to do that. "

" It's even easier to write about the past now that I'm happy and have better stuff to write about. That's why someone like Bob Dylan can make so many records over so long a time; it's not like he's been sad all this time. He's really successful! "

" I think I'm always changing as a writer and trying new things. "

" I'm not just going to hug every person that asks to hug me. "

" I think that I'm definitely going to keep writing music forever. I can't stop even if I tried. "

" I definitely think that touring is a really crazy lifestyle and makes it hard to live a normal life and have relationships and friendships. "

" There've been times on tour when people have said to us, 'Yeah, your band is really simple.' But it's really not. "

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" I love going to weddings. I love movie scenes of weddings. Even, like, TV-show weddings - I cry at every wedding. "

" I've played Frankie Cosmos shows where the promoter or whoever sees that I'm the lead singer, and then they go up to David, the bassist, and are like, 'So, do we pay you?' And he's like, 'No, you pay her; she's the boss.' Those are moments where I'm just like, 'I'm clearly in charge.' "

" My Bandcamp had a lot of bad and good music, but I relied on that to sort my feelings. My sadness will always be there, even in the happiness. "

" Around seventh grade, I got a guitar and forgot everything else. "

" I was seeing kids my age playing shows at their parents' houses or the couple of all-ages venues that existed. I feel like I saw so many different kinds of music that I wouldn't have discovered on my own. "

" The only reason to do this job is because I love playing my music. And I love my bandmates. "