Carrie Brownstein

My father was a corporate lawyer. He went to work in a suit and tie. He had a secretary. He left the house before seven A.M. His professional life felt generic, like a backdrop, a signifier more than a life: office job. ”

Curiosity is what keeps me open to a sense of hope. It staves off negativity. ”

Sometimes when you look at somebody else's career or choices or family, there's almost a comfort in knowing there's another option. ”

When the band first started, it was so much about carving out some space for myself and our audience and our songs. ”

With music, I get to a much darker place. Where I'm able to go with 'Portlandia' has a wider range, but also a brighter range. ”

Rock Band is more like Stairmaster than it is like rock 'n' roll - it's the same steps with different degrees of difficulty. ”

From dancing around to Michael Jackson and Madonna as a kid to having my mind blown by the first sounds of punk and indie rock, to getting to play my own songs and have people listen, music is what got me through. ”

I loved 'Just Kids' by Patti Smith. ”

What I appreciate about Sleater-Kinney is that we did six records, and they all felt different. It was a band that was able to encapsulate different sensibilities because we were focusing on it as music and art and not as a statement. ”

I've realized that I have a lot of different loves, and I want to pursue writing, but I can never divorce myself from music. ”