To Me, Curiosity Is Married To Optimism.

With Rock Band, You Can Play Along To Black Sabbath Or Nirvana And Possibly Find New Ways Of Appreciating Their Artistry By Being Allowed To Perform Parallel To It. Rock Band Puts You Inside The Guts Of A Song.

If Your Whole World Of A Band Or Music Is Taking Place In A Digital Realm Or On Technological Devices, It's All Mediated Through Those Things. That Takes Away From The Experiential And Sensual Nature Of Music. That's A Lot Less Exciting For Me To Think About. It's Not My Ideal Way Of Living With Music.

With Sleater-kinney, We Did A Lot Of Improvisation In Our Live Shows, And Even Our Process Of Songwriting Involved Bringing In Disparate Parts And Putting Them Together To Form Something Cohesive.

I Think, For Some Artists, The Fear Of Taking On A Political Identity Stems From Not Wanting To Be Pigeonholed As Political Actor Or A Political Musician. It Becomes This Thing Where Somehow Your Art Can No Longer Exist On Its Own And Be Multifaceted.

To Me, Curiosity Is Married To Optimism. And That's Where A Lot Of My Motivation Comes From. A Lot Of My Way Out Of Depression And Anxiety Is That Intersection Between Optimism And Curiosity. Because It Means Taking A Step Forward With The Hope That There Will Be Discovery.