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" There are so many problems with feminism, as women spend a lot of time telling other women what to do, and that distracts from the actual problem. "

Lauren Mayberry

Problem

Problems

Women

" There were times in my early 20s where I dealt with some anxiety and depression issues. At that time, it just feels like you're under the water, and you can't get out. "

" I don't want to be the front for somebody else's creativity and sell that day in, day out. "

" We were quickly labeled as an outspoken feminist band, which I'm totally fine with. "

" Makeup and clothing and all that should be a fun way to be creative and express yourself. Just like in nature, where birds have all the colors. But instead, it's all focused on the aesthetics of being attractive to men. Even if you really don't think it is that, that's what we're doing. "

" We were overwhelmed by how much the first album connected with people, but I wouldn't put us in the 'pop star' realm. "

" Ultimately, what we're striving for is people being allowed to do what they want and not feeling they should or shouldn't do certain things. "

" Every conversation we have as a band is about gender in some way, and it's been like that from the beginning. "

" One guy came to a show and was like, 'You're going to be huge. I can see it in my mind's eye. We could make you the next Pixie Lott.' I did an internal scream and ran away. "

" I never wanted to write really cheesy pop lyrics - like, 'baby, baby, the sun is shining' - that's not something that interests me personally. I'm always wanting to write something that has some kind of meaning. "

" Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something. "

Lauren Mayberry

Being

" Japan has always been a really special place for Chvrches. "

" I've come to terms with the fact that standing and screaming in someone's face about how wrong they are is never gonna make anyone change. "

" I operate a pretty strict muting and blocking policy on Twitter. "

" I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible. "

" I'll scroll through Instagram, but I have to take Internet breaks. "

" The depressing reality is that campaigns like the Everyday Sexism Project would not need to exist were casual sexism not so startlingly commonplace. "

" We went from playing small clubs to quite big stages quite quickly, and a lot of the time, I felt like I was trying to catch up with myself. Figuring out how to take up space was an interesting journey. "

" Is the casual objectification of women so commonplace that we should all just suck it up, roll over, and accept defeat? I hope not. "

" I guess I'm fortunate in that two things I always wanted to do, since I was 16, were play music and get into news media. I'm very lucky to have two things that can engage my brain at once. "

" Pretty much everybody we know in Glasgow who's in a band has another job. All of us have worked in bars, cafes, or cinemas. It means you can afford to do the thing you love. "

" Growing up in Scotland and living in Glasgow, you see the heritage that religion has had and how something that, in theory, is about kindness and community and caring for each other is used to persecute people. "

" We're in entertainment. We're supposed to be making music that communicates with people, but ultimately, it's supposed to be something that people can enjoy. Sometimes you just want to escape for an hour and a half. "

" Making sure that we interact with the fanbase in a way that feels right to us has been really important. "

Lauren Mayberry

Way

Been

" People say Taylor Swift's not feminist enough or Beyonce's not feminist enough, but there are 12-year-old girls going to their shows and taking an awesome message. "

" If you give me half an hour on the Internet, I can hate myself completely by the end of that 30 minutes. "

" The music industry isn't unionised in the same way Hollywood is. If I've got a problem, who do I go to? "

" If you were 12, and Beyonce was up onstage saying to you, 'You get to do exactly whatever you want to do,' that would be awesome. I wish she said it to me when I was 12. "

Lauren Mayberry

You

Wish

" I don't buy into this idea that pop has to be frivolous or vacuous, and we've never subscribed to that. "

" I think about politics, so it would be inauthentic not to talk about it. "