We all like to believe we are completely self-sufficient, but at the end of it all, we're all searching for a human connection, something to make it all feel a bit more worthwhile.
It's nice to squash people's expectations.
I don't want to sound negative here, but I don't know any lady that was surprised by #MeToo.
No one has a better idea of what Chvrches is than we do.
I did my dissertation on the idea of femininity and women's writing, so I spent eight months reading about how women are portrayed in the media in terms of images and tone of voice and what words are used.
There's a difference between criticism and hatred.
I've always worked in cinemas or cafes to make money because it turns out freelance journalism is quite hard to get into.
A relationship can be deeply damaging without anyone leaving marks on you. So many people - especially young women - end up trying to maintain those emotionally abusive relationships because we don't think it's that bad and that we are really some of the lucky ones because we haven't experienced 'real' abuse.
It only takes two seconds of your life to say, 'I don't agree with white supremacy. I don't agree with homophobia.'
Nobody is strong 100 percent of the time or falling apart 100 percent of the time; sometimes you're doing both at once.
Ultimately, what we're striving for is people being allowed to do what they want and not feeling they should or shouldn't do certain things.
I identify as a feminist but subscribe to the pretty basic definition of a feminist as 'someone who seeks equality between the sexes.'
Objectification, whatever its form, is not something anyone should have to 'just deal with.'
Seeing people communicate about the band online has been amazing, but I think a lot of people spend a lot of time talking about what they hate rather than what they love. I don't want to get trapped in that.
After the first album, I spent a lot of time being like, 'I'm not really a singer.' That kind of mentality doesn't help.
Growing up in Scotland and living in Glasgow, you see the heritage that religion has had and how something that, in theory, is about kindness and community and caring for each other is used to persecute people.
When I'm writing, it's because I'm trying to figure something out for myself. If I don't believe in what I've written, then how can I expect anyone else to believe in that, either?
Anne Carson and Angela Carter are folks I hold close to my heart because they have such unique ways of telling stories.
There will never be a job that I do in this industry where I don't have to talk about being a woman. I will always be a female artist. People will put that in front whether you like it or not.
Pretty much everybody we know in Glasgow who's in a band has another job. All of us have worked in bars, cafes, or cinemas. It means you can afford to do the thing you love.
