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The Idea Of Self-effacement, The Idea That You Feel So Powerless That The Only Tiny Morsel Of Power You Have Is Over Your Own Ability To Deny Yourself Food - That To Me Is A Very Profound And Sad Methodology And Indicator Of How Powerless A Lot Of People Feel In This World. That They Will Turn That Onto Themselves Until They Are Physically Smaller. I Think It's Affected My Worldview A Lot - Just Being Sensitive And Empathetic Towards The Ways People Want To Be Small. I Don't Wish Smallness For Anyone.

With Sleater-kinney, We Did A Lot Of Improvisation In Our Live Shows, And Even Our Process Of Songwriting Involved Bringing In Disparate Parts And Putting Them Together To Form Something Cohesive.

I've Noticed That As Someone Who Has Done Music And Creative Things In Washington State And Portland, To Kind Of Toot Your Own Horn, Or Admit, "i'm Going For It. I'm Hustling," Is Not Exactly The Norm. Which Is Weird, Because You Go To New York, Or La, Or Anywhere Else, You've Got To Be Gunning For It - And You Should Be - You're Part Of A Fast-moving Stream Of Other People Who Are Really Ambitious. People Move Here To Work Less. So, To Say That You're Hustling All The Time, And Going For It, Is Kind Of A Little Bit Against The Grain Here.

I Like To Connect With People Through My Work. That's My Favorite Way - Meetings Of The Minds, Fans At A Show. Those Are Nice Mediated Ways Of Hanging Out.

If Your Whole World Of A Band Or Music Is Taking Place In A Digital Realm Or On Technological Devices, It's All Mediated Through Those Things. That Takes Away From The Experiential And Sensual Nature Of Music. That's A Lot Less Exciting For Me To Think About. It's Not My Ideal Way Of Living With Music.