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When you’re doing something you’re not used to, you kind of realize that you’re still a kid: even though the whole world around you sees you as an adult and you’re expected to act like an adult, you still haven’t actually grown up.

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I understand that, because there are so many musicians, you have to make artists into brands, but I sometimes feel like I have to be some kind of non-human icon in order for people to listen to my music.
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The whole ‘grunge-girl’ comparisons certainly are the easiest to pick out, and I appreciate that music journalists are rushed.
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Tour isn’t good for writing, but it’s good for inspiration.
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I know for a fact that I’m problematic. I shouldn’t be looked to for any kind of guidance.
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Pop artists work really hard, and they might not work for the same things that indie artists do, but they’re still musicians, and they’re still making art.
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On one hand, I think it’s very important to talk about race and talk about gender, because if it’s not talked about, then we won’t progress.
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I didn’t fit in anywhere when I grew up, but I was always American, so to survive,
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I don’t think I have the kind of creativity to write fiction.
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On tour, I don’t drink, because I don’t think in any other job you are supposed to get to work and drink whisky.
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I feel like I’ve always wanted to live in one place and stay in one place, but I always end up choosing things that make me travel.
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I guess you can say I ‘do the Twist.’ I like playful dance moves that aren’t too serious.
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As a woman of color, I always have to be at 150 percent and better than everybody in the room to be considered competent.
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I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.
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All the time. I feel like I’m not taken seriously.
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Things seem to take so much longer for me to do. I have to say things 10 times instead of once. I have to knock on 10 different doors instead of two. For everything.
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When I started making music, I was like, ‘This is something I can believe I was meant to do.’
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When you’re doing something you’re not used to, you kind of realize that you’re still a kid: even though the whole world around you sees you as an adult and you’re expected to act like an adult, you still haven’t actually grown up.

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