“Nirvana was pop. You can have distorted guitars and people say it's al...” — Kristin Hersh Quote

“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.”

“Most of the younger people I knew didn't seem to have a handle on things; they hadn't found their place, they didn't understand how the world works, they didn't understand how to treat other people, and they didn't know how to stop thinking about themselves.”

“My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind.”

“I have periods where I listen to regular rap, Jay-Z, Eminem and Lil Wayne. The next day I might have some Christian alternative music. The next day I have on some dance music. It all varies what I listen to.”

“There's no doubt that there's a public backlash against the way campaign money is raised, but I don't think the only alternative is to elect people with money.”

“The cool thing about 'Sweet Tooth' is that you can bring influences from the underground and alternative people that I read and also bring in some genre influences, too, from movies and comics. And kind of mash it all up. It's a fun project.”