At night when you’re asleep, self-hatred’s going to creep in. And you can blame it on the devil, the one who’s bed you sleep in.
Those who call the shots are never in the line of fire.
We’ve got ego’s like hairdos.
Now let’s get talking: reefer madness. Like some arrogant government can’t, By any stretch of the imagination, outlaw a plant.
When all you can think of is your own personal problems, you have nothing to give to your society. If you’re trying to figure out where your next meal is coming from, you can’t go march on Washington.
When I was like sixteen, I was a total chick I had big hair. I was seen as this attractive girl, and I would get all this attention. And then I just cut off my hair, and I quit playing that game.
People talk about my image like I come in two dimensions, like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind, like what I happen to be wearing the day that someone takes my picture is my new statement for all womankind.
I mean, I think it’s hard enough to find somebody you can stand for more than ten minutes, so, like, you shouldn’t narrow your options.
Patriarchy is a fundamental imbalance underlying society And it’s one we rarely address because it’s so universal. But as I get older, I see that peace is a product of balance.
I don’t hate being compared with female musicians. I don’t mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between women’s work.
I did a lot of work with myself over the course of being pregnant and the first few months of being pregnant. It’s nice, the pace of being pregnant; it gives you a long time to not just germinate a baby but germinate the mother that you’re gonna be.
Privilege is a headache, that you don’t know that you don’t have.
I was attracted to a lot of different art forms – dancing, painting. But there’s something about music that people hold so close. It’s such a powerful art form, and that’s why I live for it.
I think I’m a very solitary person. To actually not be anonymous is a bit claustrophobic for me.
All the wrong people have the power of suggestion and the freedom of the press is meaningless if nobody asks a question.
Why do our kids have to show us what gun control is all about?
I don’t know if there are artists out there who love their own records. I haven’t met any, and I’m kind of extreme in the other direction, but therein lies the impetus to keep working and keep making new songs and new records.
So many of us, myself included, need to keep our sense of personal outrage in check. Each human beings position on the planet is one of intense humility.
Playing show after show is like my bread and butter.
Music has as many roles as people make it.