303 Quotes by Carrie Brownstein

I really like sardonicism and wit. I love the writing of Joy Williams and Lorrie Moore. I like Tina Fey, Amy Schumer.

From dancing around to Michael Jackson and Madonna as a kid to having my mind blown by the first sounds of punk and indie rock, to getting to play my own songs and have people listen, music is what got me through.

Writing 'Monitor Mix' was a very edifying and inspiring few years.

From the ashes of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets transformed its grandiosity and excesses into boldness and virtuosity. Plus, it wasn't afraid of a catchy hook or two.

Much of the music I remember from camp was unofficial: the songs a counselor would play for us on acoustic guitar or that an older camper would sing after telling us a tale of his hard-knock life. We couldn't get enough of 'One Tin Soldier' or 'Cat's in the Cradle.'

The value of kitsch exists in its novelty and in its connotations to more legitimate counterparts.

When real is gone, then there is no longer a litmus test for that which deviates from it. It's all real because it's all 'real.'

I have really never aligned myself with hipsterdom or coolness.

I want to have a sense of openness and optimism, even if that means being open to things that are potentially dark.