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" We don't want it to be obscure music. We're not trying to be indie. We want to be popular. "

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" I want to empower. "

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" I'm pushing back against the white, misogynistic, heterosexual establishment in the music industry. Like, literally, in all its forms. "

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" It's such a challenging time, and in my small way, I will make it so that other younger women, and maybe older women, will be able to do the things they want to do, and accept themselves and their experience. "

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