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" When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview. "

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" In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing for that time. It was the first time that alternative music broke through to the mainstream. "

" And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle. "

" It's unhealthy for people to never express any kind of negativity or doubt. To have balance, you need to address that side of your thoughts as well as the positive. Otherwise, you tend toward crazy. "

" I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies. "

" I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually. "

" Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me. "

" I feel the same way I did when I was in school. I'm having the same insecurities. "

" I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. "

Self-Confidence

" I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't make music that excites. I think it's inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack. "

" You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music. "

" Mozart was a punk, which people seem to forget. He was a naughty, naughty boy. "

" I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out. "

" Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing. "

" I feel privileged, to be honest. "

" It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging. "

" I have a temper on me that could hold back tides. "

" I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather. "

" I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered! "

" I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty. You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. "

" I'm a loud person; I love noise and aggression. I crave contact. "

" A lot of people these days are not music lovers - they just want to be famous which is a very different thing to what I grew up believing in. "

" If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. "

" I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well. "

" I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun. "

" Selling millions of albums is a sign you've infiltrated the culture. "

" I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. "

" I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me. "

" I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female. "

" Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does. "

" No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. "