Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

My brother and I were meditating before we were 6 years old, having to stare at the wall and chant.

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

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

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

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.

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

Popular music sucks so bad right now.

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

That's my dream job, to be able to mail songs out to people who want to hear them. Paste my face on them and not travel all over the world trying to sell them.

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

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

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

We need a day of the dead. That's a perfect celebration.

Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth.