I grabbed my drummer's cymbal in my teeth just as he crashed down on it with his sticks-I blacked out. I was a punk in those days. It was in Seattle. I still have all my teeth too, it's amazing.

I believe you can remember the future as much as the past

Find your authentic voice, become vulnerable, and then put yourself out there.

I had my dysfunctions, but music gave me peace and joy. I never felt in tune with the world. My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me. My art was my autonomy.

Whatever it is that you love to do, be it collect comic books or play the guitar, that you can make a living at it, do it.

I have a lot of survivor insticts, and I know when to quit. I know when to go forward it my life, but not everybody does.

My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. I love the fairy tale of it. And Gone With the Wind was always one of my favorites because it's so dramatic and stunning.

You don't realize 'till you get here what a moment in history you're a part of.

Psychology Today is probably one of my favorite magazines, Guitar, Guitar World. People.

I don't mean that to be egotistical, but I'm not writing fluff. I'm not writing for 8-year-olds. I'm a woman and I'm a rock girl.

Mackie is an electronics recording company backing me, and they're willing to invest giving equipment to schools that I choose, and they've already started doing that.

Tough break-up? Trash stinks, which is why you toss it.

The laugh came then, a marvelous honking hoorah so infectious that Dill felt it should be quarantined.

A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.

I don't care about the brand. I care about the country.

I do believe that [climate change] is real.

I can easily lose myself emotionally in absolute Hollywood garbage.

All life passes like a fast flowing river and how strange to see that happiness increases this speed! Yes, a happy life passes faster!

Love will enter cloaked in friendship's name.

There's no geist like the Zeitgeist.

I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow, though I did not clearly see in what way I should turn the subject to account.