“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.”
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“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.”
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“It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.”
Humor“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“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.”
Music“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“Pop music is not a threatening style of music.”
Music“Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.”
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 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.”
Music“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“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“We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.”
Age“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 know music is subjective.”
Music“People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do.”
Women“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 do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.”
Food“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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