“I realized that night that there was something really powerful about counseling women at places where they already hung out instead of at a crisis center.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“Was it really so bad that a working-class guy who couldn't afford to play five-dollar shows for the rest of his life had signed to a major label? Was it really so bad that his band wanted to reach an audience that didn't have access to labels like K or Dischord? The indie-vs.-major labels thing started to seem like a silly hill to die on.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“I thought it was interesting, but selfishly I just wanted to relive my own childhood and win this time.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“Poetic lyrics were important, but it felt like women sometimes hid behind poetry as a way to say something without actually saying it. I was on a mission to just fucking say it.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“But if you ever wonder why so many well-off kids were in nineties punk bands, that's why. They could afford to not get paid. They could also afford to look generous by donating their services more than we could.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
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