“I sure saw a lot of kids that I'm sure didn't know a lot about us, or we were definitely new to them. The kids who came up to me afterward, we'd talk about music, sign a lot of autographs. So I'm sure we made a lot of new fans.”
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“Pop music is not a threatening style of music.”
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“Well, I'll tell you, I don't know how aware teenagers are of me. I think it really depends on the teenager and how well-versed in music they are and what kind of music they like.”
Music“I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure.”
Home“Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.”
Music“I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules.”
Age“Def Leppard is obviously a different band that we are, but the music work well tighter. And the audiences seem work well together too. We are opening, but we're having a good time.”
Music“Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world.”
Environmental“I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do.”
Strength“The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family, their friends, people who should be supportive going, 'What are you talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths, but if it's not what people expect for you they kind of react funny.”
Dreams“I love sports. I love animals. I love kids. I want to save the world. So how do I combine all those things? I don't know.”
Sports“I'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet.”
Nature“I think what I'm going to do is get more balance in my life to still be able to go out and play the hard rock 'n' roll and do what I like to do in music.”
Music“Rock 'n' roll music is what gets me off.”
Music“People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do.”
Women“Women are still second-class citizens.”
Women“I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.”
Music“I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.”
Food“Cutting meat out of your diet is the best thing you can do for animals and your own health.”
Diet“I plan to stay in music. I plan to keep making records.”
Music“I think there's nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock 'n' roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good songs.”
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