“I like to connect with people through my work. That's my favorite way ...” — Carrie Brownstein Quote

I like to connect with people through my work. That's my favorite way - meetings of the minds, fans at a show. Those are nice mediated ways of hanging out.

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

Curiosity is what keeps me open to a sense of hope. It staves off negativity.

The Northwest, to make a generalization, is a fairly sensitive populace. Slightly self-conscious and very self-reflexive.

I really feel like social media - it's like all these tiny stages that you put yourself on. And you come to rely on these likes and favorites, and it's this applause and this validation that you start to need. Then it's like you don't know how to soothe yourself, and I think it's very pernicious.

I think that because I have so many different influences, and that shows in my music, that different people can connect with it.

I can connect with whoever I want to connect with in the world. And I can also write my own script. I don't have to follow rules. I can sort of just be unconventional.

You don't come across a lot of people in life who you can count on and connect with.

I think we're always looking for an excuse to connect.

All my music is driven by an urge to connect with people, to share with them in the experience of being human - the good, the bad, and the ugly!