65 Quotes by Kristin Hersh

I don't like what the radio plays for the most part.

I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it.

Men are allowed to write songs about people and women are allowed to write songs about women

Nirvana was pop. You can have distorted guitars and people say it's alternative, but you can't break out of pop music's constructs and still get extensive radio play and media coverage.

I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence.

The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion.

I don't have the inclinations that other people seem to have as far as the business is concerned.

I felt like it was a great secret when I found out that I could be in my 30s.

I grew up in a commune where no one considered me female, particularly.