“I yelled "Revolution girl style now!" before "Double Dare Ya" like I'd been doing live and reassured myself that the session was meant to take a snapshot of our songs, not to make them sound perfect. Maybe being sloppy would inspire other girls to start bands.”
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“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: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“I am still so grateful that a guy we'd never met put his time and energy into what most people considered a shitty opening band. It made me see myself as worthy in the underground scene. It also undid a lot of shit other men doled out to me on that tour.”
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“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: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“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: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
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