To do it nationally or internationally, you have to follow a few more rules.

- 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

Popular music sucks so bad right now.

- Kristin Hersh

No drug is a cure, though. Drugs are just big pieces of tape they stick over warning lights.

- 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

If you're the band leader you ask more of yourself than anyone else, so they tend to raise the bar for me.

- Kristin Hersh

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

- Kristin Hersh

I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bu…

- Kristin Hersh

I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it.

- Kristin Hersh