Popularity Is Totally Overrated.

My Vision Of Punk Rock Was These Dudes Who Were Spitting On The Audience And Moshing. That's Why I Kind Of Left That Scene. Then I See All These People Around My Same Age Or Between 17 And 25 That Were Making Music Themselves In Their Own Town. They Weren't Just Singing, But Creating. I See Them Putting Out This Music Where There Are Tons Of Women Involved In The Scene And Involved In The Bands.

I Don't Like Every Other Musician's Work. The Same Way That Filmmakers Don't Like Every Other Filmmakers' Work. Just Because I'm A Feminist Doesn't Mean I'm Gonna Say That I Like Every Other Woman's Work, Or That I Appreciate Another Statement That Another Woman Publicly Made.

My Advice For Someone Who Wants To Be Creative But Has A Chronic Illness Is To Think Of Something That You Can Do As Opposed To All The Things You Can't Do - And Do That. It's Just Like Gardening: What Can Grow In This Soil? There's Some Soil You Can Grow Roses In And Some Soil You Can Only Grow Cactuses In, So If You Can Only Grow Cactuses, Become The Best Cactus Grower In The Whole World. Taking Care Of Yourself Is The Most Important Thing. Find Something That Makes You Happy. Don't Get Down On Yourself That You Can't Run A 4k Or Dance All Night Long At A Fun Club. Give Yourself A Break.

I Don't Appreciate It When Women - Or Men - Bandy About These Stupid Stereotypes About Feminism That Are Age-old, And That Are Meant To Keep People Turned Off From It. It's Like, "all You Have To Do Is Wikipedia Feminism To Know That It's Not About Man-hating - So Shut Up." That Makes Me Annoyed.

In 1985, I Was Living With My Sister In Virginia, And Since I Was Still In High School, I Worked At Mcdonald's To Save Money To Get An Abortion. It Sounds Really Terrible, But It Was The Best Decision I Ever Made. It Was The First Time I Took Responsibility For My Actions. I Messed Up, Had Sex Without Contraception, And Got Pregnant At 15.