“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
“Pop music is not a threatening style of music.”
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“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“I like to hang out with my friends. I love music. I like to go to the movies. I like to eat. I like to cook.”
Movies“Cutting meat out of your diet is the best thing you can do for animals and your own health.”
Diet“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“And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at least a little bit. So if you have a great song, it's catchy, and you've got a little bit of help, I think that's all you need. But there hasn't been that in music.”
Music“I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure.”
Home“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“Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.”
Music“It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.”
Humor“I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.”
Music“Women are still second-class citizens.”
Women“Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't able to get a record out through conventional means, so we had to create this record company to put out our records if we wanted to be a band that had records to give out to their fans.”
Power“The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.”
Equality“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“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 do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.”
Food“I know music is subjective.”
Music“We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.”
Age“So it was out of necessity that Blackheart was born. I think it's great that now, 25 years later, we're not only putting out our own music, but are able to put out music by other bands. That's really exciting for us.”
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