#al

I grew up in a commune where no one considered me female, particularly. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#considered #female #grew #i #me

I have to play as much of the game as I allow myself to get the music heard. But it's not unlike the rest of the world, so I'm not as up in arms about it as I could be. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#allow #arms #could #game #get

I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#encountering #i #realising #really #sexism

I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#band #band members #based #bus #chosen

Men are allowed to write songs about people and women are allowed to write songs about women. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#allowed #men #people #songs #women

Nirvana was pop. You can have distorted guitars and people say it's alternative, but you can't break out of pop music's constructs and still get extensive radio play and media coverage. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#break #constructs #coverage #distorted #extensive

The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#get #i #keep #love #really

To do it nationally or internationally, you have to follow a few more rules. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#follow #internationally #more #nationally #rules

We didn't really swallow much of the Jesus thing, but we got the vocab. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#jesus #much #really #swallow #thing

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#every #follow #get #idea #line